PPSA Lien Searches

PPSA Overview

The Personal Property Security Registration system is a notice filing system that records and reproduces information concerning consumer and business loans where goods and other personal property (such as vehicles, furniture, equipment, etc) are used as collateral to secure the loans. The borrower (debtor) and a bank or lender (creditor/secured party) enter into a security agreement where a ‘security interest a.k.a. lien’ is registered against personal property (goods or vehicles) in order to secure the loan.

Notices of security interests, also known as liens on personal property (goods), are registered in the PPSA system by completing and submitting an electronic document called a financing statement. The details of these registrations can be obtained by searching an individual name, business name, or motor vehicle VIN number.


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  • Ontario PPSA Search

    A search on an Individual, Business Name, or VIN/Serial Number to determine if a lien has been registered in the Personal Property Security Registrati...
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  • Provincial PPR Lien Search

    Search a province’s Personal Property Security / Personal Property Registry (PPSA/PPR) to identify registered liens and security interests against i...
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  • Ontario PPSA Verification Statement Reprints

    Request a reprint of a PPSA verification statement by providing the full debtor name, registration number (16-digits) and file number (9 digits).
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  • Ontario CSRA Copies

    Request copies of registrations filed under the Corporation Securities Registration Act (CSRA) from the Personal Property Securities branch.  CSRA re...
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  • Ontario Due Diligence Search – The Deal Closer

    Select all your Due Diligence search reports on one easy to use form!  Pick from Corporate search reports, PPSA and Court records! Discounts are a...
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*NEW – PPSA-HD Summary Report

PPSA reports can span hundreds of pages and the inefficient layout can make them difficult to read.  Save valuable time by ordering Centro’s new PPSA-HD Summary Report and view the results in High-Definition!  The registration information is summarized and condensed into tables that allows for easy cutting and pasting into your own custom reports.  It also includes a list of all secured parties. Ontario summaries are available in PDF and Word formats.

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What does PPSA stand for?

PPSA stands for the Personal Property Security Act.

What is PPSA search?

A PPSA search will reveal if a debtor (individual or business) has used their personal property as security for the repayment of a debt to a creditor. Basically, the personal assets are used as collateral to obtain a loan. The details of which are typically set out in a security agreement, which becomes effective against other interests once it’s registered in the PPSA registry system, which ‘perfects’ the security.

What is a Certified PPSA search report?

In Ontario, a certified report is a paper report printed by the PPSA office. Each page contains a stamp indicating that the results are ‘Certified by the Registrar of Personal Property Security.’ These reports are only available the next business day after order.

In other Provinces, the electronic reports generated from the Personal Property Registry system are considered certified.

What is an Electronic PPSA search report?

These reports are generated electronically in PDF from the PPSA system and emailed within 30 minutes to an hour. Caution, if a high volume of registrations is found the report will automatically become ‘certified’ and available the next business day.

What is CSRA?

These registrations are under the Corporation Securities Registrations Act which covers registrations prior to October 10th, 1989. These must be ordered over the counter and are paper copies of the original registration.

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