Tax Enforcement - Interests Carry Forward

Situation

A municipality may apply to transfer title into its name under the proceedings of The Tax Enforcement Act.

Solution

When a title is transferred to a municipality, the following interests will remain on title:

  1. All Crown interests (both provincial and federal), whether registered before or after the municipality's interest based on a tax lien.
  2. Existing registered interests based on easements and party wall agreements.
  3. Conservation easements within the meaning of The Conservation Easements Act.
  4. Rights acquired pursuant to The Public Utilities Easements Act.
  5. Interests held pursuant to The Irrigation Districts Act, The Water Rights Act or The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2002, The Water Security Agency Act, The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Act, 2005 or The Water Corporation Act as those Acts existed before the coming into force of The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency Act.
  6. Interests held by the Departments of Highways and Transportation, Municipal Affairs, Culture and Housing or Finance.
  7. Interests registered by a municipality.
  8. Maintenance orders/provincial maintenance judgments.