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What is Adverse Possession?


Adverse possession allows a person who has occupied another’s land for at least 10 years to potentially claim ownership of that land. The occupation must be exclusive, open, notorious and continuous. In today’s Alberta, it involves two people: the person in actual possession of the disputed property (the occupier) and the registered owner of the disputed property (the registered owner). This executive summary outlines the most common adverse possession claims as well as our recommendations […]

AREA OF LAW Property Real Property
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FORMAT Publications
FILE AP_Brochure.pdf

May 28, 2022

Should Alberta Abolish Adverse Possession?


Adverse possession allows a person who has occupied another’s land for at least 10 years to potentially claim ownership of that land. The occupation must be exclusive, open, notorious and continuous. In today’s Alberta, it involves two people: the person in actual possession of the disputed property (the occupier) and the registered owner of the disputed property (the registered owner). This infographic outlines the three most common adverse possession claims.

AREA OF LAW Property Real Property
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FORMAT Publications
FILE Adverse-Possession-Infographic.pdf

May 28, 2020

Order of Application of Assets in Satisfaction of Debts and Liabilities, Report for Discussion 19


This report considers the payment of a person’s debts out of their estate after their death (at the time of publication). Over hundreds of years, a common law “order of application” had developed, that determined the order in which certain kinds of assets could be applied to pay off a debt, so that, for example, assets that were not given over as a gift to someone would be applied to pay off debts before those […]

AREA OF LAW Wills and Succession Constitutional and Public Law
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FORMAT Publications
FILE rfd19.pdf

September 2, 2001

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