Land Owner Transparency Act (SBC 2019, Chapter 23). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Legislation Date 2019 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Access-to-information Land commission Data collection/reporting Offences/penalties Ownership Private land Registration Business/industry/corporations Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The Land Owner Transparency Act (LOTA) is organised in 9 Parts and 2 Schedules. Part 1 provides definitions, interpretation and application; Part 2 concerns transparency declarations and transparency reports; Part 3 lays down rules to access to transparency records, reported information and publicly accessible information; Part 4 is on administration and enforcement; Part 5 contains general and miscellaneous provisions on the issue; Part 6 concerns offences; Part 7 identifies the authority and possible regulations that can be passed; Part 8 and 9 contains amendments provisions. The Act does not apply to Indigenous land or prescribed land. Full text English Website www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca References - Legislation Amends Land Title Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 250). Legislation | Canada | 1979 (2016) Keyword: Cadastre/land registration, Land commission, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Survey/mapping, Traditional rights/customary rights, Ownership, Transfer Source: FAO, FAOLEX Land Title and Survey Authority Act ([SBC 2004] Chapter 66). Legislation | Canada | 2004 (2015) Keyword: Land tenure, Land reform, Institution, Survey/mapping, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Land Owner Transparency Regulation (BC Reg 250/2020). Legislation | Canada | 2020 (2020) Keyword: Land tenure, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Ownership, Private land, Registration, Business/industry/corporations Source: FAO, FAOLEX