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The POLARIS (Province of Ontario Land Registration Information
System) database is the computerized system that stores and manages
ownership data for each property in Ontario. All of the
information in the POLARIS database is taken from the actual Land
Registry Office documents.
Historically, searching title in Ontario has often been a complicated
and time consuming activity. Each search required a personal visit to a
Land Registry Office to view paper indexes, original instruments and plans.
Now all that has changed thanks to Teraview software
POLARIS consists of three databases:
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The Title Index Database (which replaces the paper abstract
indexes and parcel registers)
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The Property Index Database (which provides a visual index
map to properties)
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The Image Database (which contains images of active instruments
in the Title Index Database as well as plans)
The POLARIS database is a transaction-based system and is updated as new
documents are registered. The property index map database is also updated
as new documents are processed by Land Registry Office staff and subsequent
amendments to property boundaries are made to the respective maps.
The Image Database is updated with images of newly registered documents.
These documents are captured from Land Registry Office microfilm created
after the said documents have been certified by Land Registry Office staff.
Images of electronic documents created through the e-reg capability
are available shortly after registration.
Teraview software provides remote access to the POLARIS database and
streamlines the process of searching title into one
manageable, automated system that uses a subscriber's
own PC.
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