Register Judgements Like PPSA Agreements

Bill 27 Money Judgment Enforcement Act ("MJE Act")

Bill 27 contains a new wholesale change to the way judgments are registered and enforced in BC. It will be proclaimed in 2025. Essentially it: (i) treats a judgment like a PPR registration (ii) permits a bailiff to seize and sell land (iii) replaces garnishment with seizure, and (iv) permits the appointment of a Receiver to enforce a judgment if it cannot be enforced otherwise.

Under the MJE Act, judgments must be registered in a Judgement Registry under the PPSA regime, to be enforceable under that Act [s 14] and/or the Land Title Act.

Registration of a judgment results in an enforcement charge against (i) all personal property of the judgment debtor, or (ii) the property that is specified in the registration. It is recommended to register by serial number.