Search for Liens

Searching the Saskatchewan Personal Property Registry (SPPR) for outstanding interests (liens) against moveable forms of personal property can help protect you from buying someone else’s debt. 

When buying moveable forms of property, most people don’t check to see if there are any liens registered against it. Buying the item anyway means they may be purchasing the previous owner's legal obligations as well. If the old debt stays unpaid, a creditor or secured party may seize the property out from under you!

You can help prevent this by searching the Saskatchewan Personal Property Registry before you make your purchase. It’s quick and easy to do - the registry is available for you to search online 24/7.

You can search liens using:

Serial numbers (for goods like): 
    • Motor vehicles
    • Boats
    • Mobile homes
    • Trailers
    • Aircraft
    • Snowmobiles, etc.

A person’s name or business name (also known as debtor name) for other assets like:

    • Stocks
    • Bonds
    • Crops
    • Fixtures, etc.
The specific registration number assigned to the goods in the SPPR 

Tips for searching liens

We recommend that you search by both debtor name and serial number (if applicable), to ensure your search results capture all the information you are looking for. Your search will not reveal the amount of debt remaining (though that information is available from the creditor or secured party named in the search result), but it will tell you:  
  • The date, time and type of registration
  • The name and address of:
    • the person or business registering the lien (registrant)
    • the person or business seeking payment (secured party, creditor, buyer)
    • the person or business owing money (debtor, seller)
  • The collateral covered (serial number goods or general property)
  • Any amendments registered

There is no wildcard option available in an SPPR search. If you are searching by debtor name, you must enter the person's full name in order to receive results.

Do not use the back button on your browser while your search is in progress. This may result in you being charged twice for the same search.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are searching for damage claims history related to a motor vehicle, use SGI’s Vehicle Identification Number search.

A search in the SPPR only details Saskatchewan information. Click here to view registries and search agencies across Canada.


How to Search for a Lien

Do It Yourself Online- $6 per search
Among the many benefits to accessing our online search and registration services - the fees are cheaper, you have online access 24/7, and it's easy to use.

Step 1: Sign in to ISC's Online Services site. If you don't already have a temporary account or permanent account – click here to create one.

Step 2: Launch the SPPR application which is found in the left hand navigation of the signed-in home page.  Before you can select "Launch the SPPR Application", you need to sign in.

Staff Assisted Search is available for a fee -  $16 per search plus an output fee (depending on transaction type)

Contact our friendly Customer Support Team by any of the following methods to get assistance with your search:

Customer Support
Call: 1-866-275-4721
Email: ask@isc.ca
ISC Locations