Updated: March 21, 2023
Centralized Property File Search Application
File searches will indicate outstanding department orders, zoning agreement caveats or other particulars
that may be of importance in property sales, land transfers, etc. This request will activate responses from
Zoning Development, Building Inspections, Occupancy, By-Law Enforcement and Fire Prevention.
Date: ____________________________________
Building Information
Building Address(es) __________________________________________________________________
Existing Use of Building: _______________________________________________________________
complete and full details of building use and/or occupancy
Intended Use of Building:_______________________________________________________________
description of intended building use and/or occupancy
Important: For multi-tenant commercial buildings, attach a detailed tenant list with unit numbers, tenant
names and tenant uses.
Applicant Information
Name: _______________________________ Company: ___________________________________
Address:____________________________________________________________________________
City: ____________________________ Province: ____________ Postal Code: ________________
Phone: _________________ Reference No. _______________ Email: _______________________
Please remit application form with applicable fee (cheque made payable to the City of Winnipeg), letter of
owner authorization (see attached sample letter), and tenant list, if applicable, to:
City of Winnipeg, Centralized Property File Search
Planning, Property and Development Department
Unit 18, 30 Fort Street, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4X3
For Departmental Use Only
File Number Receipt Number
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Development and Inspections Division/Centralized Property File Search
Unit 18, 30 Fort St., Winnipeg, MB R3C 4X3 T. | Tél. : 204-986-5189
[email protected]
Updated: March 21, 2023
Sample Letter of Owner Authorization
Important: This is a sample letter for information purposes only indicating acceptable wording and
the information required on the submitted document. Letters submitted using this document will not
be accepted. Owner signature must be handwritten, not electronic. Information must be legible. Read
thoroughly.
[authorization letters for commercial properties
must be on company letterhead and must
include business name and mailing address]
[Date]
City of Winnipeg, Centralized Property File Search
Unit 18, 30 Fort Street
Winnipeg MB R3C 4X3
Re: [address(es) of search application]
I, [owner name], of [owner company, mandatory for commercial properties], am the
registered owner of the above noted property and hereby provide authorization to [applicant
name*] of [company name] to apply for and obtain results of a Centralized Property File
Search.
_______________________________ _____________________________________
owner signature date
______________________________________ _____________________________________________
owner phone number owner email
*Must be the name of the Centralized Property File Search applicant.
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Development and Inspections Division/Centralized Property File Search
Unit 18, 30 Fort St., Winnipeg, MB R3C 4X3 T. | Tél. : 204-986-5189
[email protected]
