Registry agents

Registry agents are temporarily providing select services by phone, secure email, fax or mail to reduce the number of Albertans who need to visit in person.

The following registry services are available through alternative delivery methods:

All personal property registry services (available by fax or email)
Select motor vehicles services (available by telephone, fax, mail or email with secure encryption)
- Driver’s licence services:
  - Renewal (one year with existing photo)
  - Replacement
  - Re-class
  - Exchange (address change)
  - Condition Code maintenance
  - Cancellation
- Vehicle registration services:
  - Renewal
  - Duplicate registration certificate
  - Exchange licence plate
  - Transfer registration to a new vehicle
  - Cancellation
  - Specialty plate order (Support our Troops, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers)
- Other:
  - Driver’s abstract
  - Vehicle Information Report
  - Payment on account, including fine payments
  - In-transit permits

Overview

Registry agents offer registration, information and licensing services on behalf of government.

Services provided by registry agents include:

vehicle registration
driver licensing and testing
personal property (lien) searches and registrations
land titles searches
vital statistics searches
Alberta Health Care registration
Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Registry services

For more information, see the Registry Agent Product Catalogue.

Becoming a registry agent

Starting a new registry

Currently there are no new registry agent opportunities.

When new opportunities to start a registry are available, they will be posted to the Alberta Purchasing Connection.

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction does not accept unsolicited proposals to start a new registry.

Buying an existing registry

Existing registry agents may be willing to sell their business. A prospective new owner may contact the existing registry agent directly.

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction does not provide contact information of registry agents interested in selling their business, and does not keep a list of parties interested in buying a registry agent.

If the existing registry agent is willing to sell, they are required to notify Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction of their intent to sell. Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction will send a Purchase Application Package to the prospective new owner.

Working in a registry agency

Information on training and employment opportunities is available through the Alberta Association of Registry Agents (AARA).

Employment opportunities with AMA Registries are posted on the AMA website.

Find a registry agent

To search for a registry agent, see the Find a Registry Agent page.

Motor vehicle services

Registry agents provide information on vehicle and driver services.

Vehicle services

vehicle registrations
vehicle information reports
personalized licence plate applications
antique licence plates
in-transit permits
some prorate services

Driver services

searches
driving abstracts
driver licensing and testing
commercial licensing
motorcycle and off-highway licensing
suspensions
fine payments
information on vehicle seizures

Vital statistics

Vital statistics information includes:

birth certificates
death certificates
marriage certificates
marriage licences
legal name changes
genealogical searches

Land titles

Land titles searches provide information on:

property owners
caveats
mortgages
surface rights
mineral rights

Corporate registry

Searches, certificates and historical information

Corporate Registry can find information on the certificates and history of:

Alberta societies
non-profit organization
trade names
limited liability partnerships and corporations

Registration

registrations
revivals
name changes
amendments

Corporate services

filing annual returns for corporations
annual reports for limited liability partnerships
amendments to corporate names

Not all registry agents perform all Corporate Registry services. If you need a Corporate Registry service, see the Corporate Registry Service Providers.