The Real Estate Services Branch (RESB) of the Government of Manitoba is the single point of service for all transactions involving provincially owned Crown lands, which includes provincial parks. An Assignment is required when selling or purchasing a cottage, or if transferring, adding, or removing a name on an existing vacation home lease or permit.
Search Request
Prior to engaging the assignment process, a complimentary Search Request is recommended and can be obtained from the Real Estate Services Branch (RESB). The request is beneficial since it will:
- confirm lease or permit particulars,
- provide account/annual fee information,
- provide a list of assignment requirements; and
- advise of any outstanding work orders and/orcollateral recordings applicable to the lease or permit.
Owners and occupiers or, lawyers, realtors and financial institutions acting on behalf of a lot holder, may submit a search request for the following purposes:
- Vacation home lease or permit status update
- Purpose of/for Sale Agreement
- Collateral recording status update
- Inquiries for building liens
Submitting the Search Request
All Search Requests must include the following information:
- Legal description of the lot (ex. Lot, Block, Plan and Lake)
- Lease number and lot holder name(s) (if available)
- For whom the requestor is acting (e.g., buyer or seller)
- Purpose of the search
Send the request to the Real Estate Services Branch (RESB) by either email or fax.
RESB Fax: 204-239-3560
RESB Email: resdinfo@gov.mb.ca
All realtors representing the Lessee must also provide a copy of the Realtor Sales Agreement. Requestors that are not representing the lessee or permittee will only be provided search results if they are a legal representative of a purchaser or collateral holder.
Search Results Sample
Survey Certificates
Survey certificates are beneficial in the planning of vacation home lots and assists in determining the exact location of lot boundaries in relation to existing developments. Surveys also assist both sellers and purchasers in understanding the current development on vacation home lots. It is strongly recommended that a Surveyor’s Staking and Building Location Certificate be obtained prior to the assignment of a vacation home lease, as any encroachment issues will be the responsibility of the current lessee. This recommendation also applies to privately owned lots.
Lease or Permit Assignment
Manitoba Parks considers there to be three types of Assignments for vacation home leases:
- Standard - upon sale of the vacation home or to add/remove a name from a lease or permit.
- Standard assignment will include leases held as Tenants in Common or Sole Lessee
- Security Purposes (financial) - to register a collateral recording for security purposes.
- Joint Tenants/Death - to remove an individual from the lease or permit due to a death, where the lease or permit is held as Joint Tenants
To understand the difference between Joint Tenants and Tenants in Common, see additional information below.
To avoid delays, it is important to understand what type of Assignment is applicable in your situation. Ensure all the necessary (most current) forms, fees, supplementary information, and documents are submitted as part of the assignment application package. All outstanding amounts owing must be paid in full prior to an Assignment being processed or approved.
All required Assignment forms and documents are found on the Real Estate Services Branch webpage.
Assignment Forms Checklist
Use the checklist to ensure all the required documents are submitted.
Standard Assignment
- Assignment Form for Parks Vacation Home Lease or Permit (in duplicate, on legal size paper – no photocopies)
- Parks Vacation Home Lease, original valid (no photocopies)
- Chief Place of Residency Declaration – one form for all Assignee(s)
- Application Addendum Declaration – one form for each new Assignee
- $40.00 application fee (cheque payable to the Minister of Finance)
In the case of death (tenant in common or sole lessee/permittee), the following documents are required in addition to those listed above:
- An original or notarized copy of the Grant of Probate/Letters of Administration
Security Purposes Assignment (Financial)
- Assignment Form for Security Purposes (2 original signed copies)
- $40.00 application fee (cheque payable to the Minister of Finance)
Note: For information on collateral recording discharges, please see the Additional Information section below.
Joint Tenants/Death Assignment
- An original or notarized copy of Death Certificate or Funeral Directors Statement
- Original valid Parks Vacation Home Lease (no photocopies)
- $40.00 application fee (cheque payable to the Minister of Finance)
Submit all forms by mail to:
Real Estate Services Branch
308 – 25 Tupper Street North
Portage la Prairie MB R1N 3K1
Contact Information:
Real Estate Services Branch
Phone: 204-239-3510
Toll Free: 1-866-210-9589
Email: resdinfo@gov.mb.ca
Additional Information
Privately Owned Lots
For the sale of privately owned lot within a Provincial Park, a copy of the new Title (obtained through Manitoba Land Titles), must be submitted to RESB, and the account paid in full.
Discharge of a Collateral Recording
Collateral Recordings can be discharged by the collateral holder by way of letter mailed to the Real Estate Services Branch. If a financial institution, the request for discharge must be on the financial institutions letterhead and must reference the electronic ID provided on the original collateral documents. If you are unable to locate the electronic ID, you can request a search from RESB to obtain the particulars.
Please note that when there is a collateral recording on a lease that is being assigned, a discharge will be a condition of the assignment and is required to be submitted to RESB within an appropriate timeframe.
Tenancy
When assigning a lease, please review and understand the definitions of each Tenancy option, and carefully select what best suits your individual situation. If you are unsure of which tenancy is most suitable in your situation, you may wish to consider seeking legal advice.
Tenancy Definitions:
Joint Tenants: Two or more people, who each hold an undivided equal interest in the property. After death, the surviving tenant(s) acquire(s) the deceased tenant’s interest.
Tenants in Common: Two or more people who each hold an undivided interest in the property. Each tenant may occupy the land in common with the others. Each tenant may dispose of their interest by will or deed. There is no right of survivorship.
Individual: Only one person who holds all interest in the property
Corporation: A company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such by law. Proof of valid articles of incorporation required.