Legal reference · September 18, 2026

Aliens' Real Property Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A.18

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Aliens' Real Property Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A.18"

Aliens' Real Property Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A.18, Aliens' Real Property Act

Aliens’ Real Property Act

R.S.O. 1990, Chapter A.18

Consolidation Period:  From December 31, 1990 to the e-Laws currency date.

No amendments.

Legislative History: CTS 6 FE 25 - 1.

Aliens’ powers as to real estate

1. Every alien has the same capacity to take by gift, conveyance, descent, devise, or otherwise, and to hold, possess, enjoy, claim, recover, convey, devise, impart and transmit real estate in Ontario as a natural born or a naturalized subject of His Majesty.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.18, s. 1.

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

CTS 6 FE 25 - 1

Descent of real estate of aliens

2. The real estate in Ontario of an alien dying intestate descends and may be transmitted as if it had been the real estate of a natural born or a naturalized subject of His Majesty.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.18, s. 2.

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

CTS 6 FE 25 - 1