Metis Settlements Land Registry

Types of Land Interests

Fee Simple
Under section 99 the Metis Settlements Act the Metis Settlements General Council maintains the 'fee simple' interest in all settlement lands.

Metis Title
The Metis title interest is created in the General Council Land Policy (Part 2, 2.2), the Metis title is held by the settlement for all the parcels of land unless it is registered in the name of a settlement member.

Provisional Metis Title
An interest granted to members to use the land and make improvements to the extent needed to obtain a Metis title.

Allocation
This is a type of interest granted to settlement members under the former Metis Betterment Act. These are an overriding interest that may only be surrendered or converted to a new type of interest under the Land Interests Conversion Regulation.

Allotment
A special type of leasehold interest. Only the settlement or a settlement member can hold an allotment. Usually granted to members to operate a farm, ranch or business and can be upgraded to a Metis title upon improvements of the land and approval from the settlement council.

Easement
A right given to the holder of one parcel to use a portion of a neighboring parcel for things such as an access road.

Lease
A contract granted by the settlement or the member that holds a Metis title that allows the lessee to use an area of land for a specified period of time.

What happens to my land when I die?

A title holder can file Estate Instructions to the Land Registry and when the title holder dies, the Estate Instructions will come into effect and the person on the list will apply to the settlement council to get the land. If a title holder did not file the Estate Instructions, the settlement council becomes the Land Trustee and the heirs of the title holder may apply to the council for the deceased interest holders title