Bill 11: An Act to Amend the Registry Act

This bill primarily affects lawyers, notaries, and real estate professionals in Prince Edward Island who regularly file or search documents at the provincial land registry — things like registering a mortgage when a client buys property or recording a deed transfer. The changes clarify that a Family Law Act affidavit can be registered under the same document number as the deed or mortgage it accompanies, which simplifies paperwork for practitioners handling real estate transactions involving married couples or family property matters. Lenders, title insurers, and conveyancing firms will also want to note the updated rules around certified copies being used as evidence, since the Evidence Act is amended in parallel. The impact is largely procedural and administrative rather than substantive, and applies equally to solo practitioners and larger real estate law firms.