Registrations Frequently Asked Questions

A Builders’ Lien must be filed in duplicate accompanied with a transmittal letter. The Builder's Lien form and transmittal letter are available in this section under Forms and Reporting.

The submission of a Builders’ Lien for registration must be made at the Alberta Energy office in Edmonton which is the document registration office for the department. Builder’s Liens cannot be registered at the department’s office in Calgary.

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Two original forms must be submitted for registration. Faxed copies are not acceptable.

The Builder's Lien form is available in this section under Forms and Reporting.  You can also obtain the form from the Builders’ Lien Forms Regulation (Form 2).

The following information is required:

• The name and address of the lienholder filing the lien.
• The name and address of the owner of the interest in minerals – this can be the designated representative, one of the participants or another party such as the holder of a Farm-Out Agreement.
• A legal description of the land or the mineral agreement(s) against which the builders’ lien is claimed.
• The minerals concerned must be set out e.g. petroleum & natural gas.
• The date when the work was completed or when the materials were furnished.
• The amount of the lien claimed as due.
• The address for service of the lienholder.
• The lien must be signed by the lienholder or agent of the Lienholder.
• The statement of lien must be verified by an affidavit completed by the lienholder (Form 3) or by the agent of the lienholder (Form 4 - Builders’ Lien Forms Regulation).  

The fee for registering a Builders’ Lien is $50.00 for each agreement against which the document is registered. Fees must be submitted with the request to register the Builders’ Lien. Cheques are made payable to the Minister of Finance.

There are two options provided on the registration form. You can register a builders’ lien for;

•  work done or materials furnished in respect of improvements, other then improvements to an oil or gas well or to an oil or gas well site, in which case this lein is to be registered not later then 45 days from the last day that the work was last done or the materials were last  furnished.
• work done or materials furnished in respect of improvements to an oil and gas well  or to an oil or gas well site in which case this lien is to be registered not later than 90 days from the last day that the work was done or the materials were last furnished.

A Builders’ Lien can be filed by an individual, corporation, extra provincial corporation or partnership.

An agent can sign for a lienholder, by using Affidavit Verifying Claim by Other Than Lienholder (Form 4) in the Builders’ Lien Forms Regulation.

The Certified Copy of Encumbrance Request form is available on this section under Forms and Reporting.

The fee for a certified copy is $30.00 for each encumbrance requested and must be submitted with the request. Cheques are made payable to the Minister of Finance.