Ok so this isn't really anything new. The Land Title and Survey Authority of BC introduced the Electronic Filing System (EFS) a few years back, but I really do appreciate the system and how it has streamlined my work and made things in effect a lot easier.
It sure is simpler to prepare a survey plan and have all the interested parties sign off and email the forms back to me rather than have so many different signatures on the face of the plan. Not only does this save time having to circulate the plan for signatures it makes things a lot simpler in the event that the plan needs a change made to it prior to registration. Before EFS came into effect this meant that a new mylar plan would have to be printed and sent around to all of the owners, lenders, civic authorities, etc. to sign again. I have seen in the past several changes and versions of mylars before the survey plan was finally ready for deposit at the Land Title Office. It could be a tense and stressful situation as the plan made its way around for all of the different parties to sign. Now I keep a copy of all of the signatures in my file and it keeps the face of the plan nice and clean. It shows what's important - the survey of the land. All the signatures are kept on the forms that we email to the concerned parties and when they come back we keep them in our file for that job.
So in a nutshell it makes things a lot simpler and isn't that what its about? There are enough things to worry about when having to have a piece of property surveyed for whatever reason. EFS saves us all time and effort. Well except maybe the Land Surveyor! Someone still needs to fill in all of the digital forms that go with the survey plan before it can be uploaded to Land Titles. But I say bring it on. I have a nice, warm cup of coffee on one side and my 'paperwork' on the other. Bring it on...
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