The following is a summery outline of select points from the Personal Property Registry Accreditation and Document Handling Regulation.  Please consult the regulation for details.

Policy

Effective December 3, 2007 all persons submitting documents for registration to the Alberta Personal Property Registry Electronic System (APPRES) must be accredited by the Registrar.

In order to carry out functions respecting document authorization, including transmittal of documents, an accredited person must be employed by an organization that has a contract with Service Alberta -Personal Property Registry.

Accreditation Eligibility

A person may only become accredited by taking classroom training and/or challenging an exam as prescribed by the Registrar of Personal Property Registry.

A person may become accredited if they achieve a score of 80% or higher on the exam.

Examination Records

The Registrar will collect and retain all completed examinations and person’s score on the examinations.

Accreditation Application

A person may obtain accreditation by applying to the Registrar and providing their name, address, telephone number, the name of the employer that they will be carrying out the accredited registrations for and any other information requested by the Registrar.

Disclosure Accreditation Status and Examinations

The accredited person will be notified by the Registrar in writing of their accreditation.

The Registrar may disclose to an employer or potential employer of an accredited person the status of that person’s accreditation.

Accreditation User ID

An accredited person is responsible for the security and use of the User ID.

An accredited person is responsible for all transmittals that include that person’s User ID.

This includes transmittals where the organization has automated the XML upload process.  The user and the organization are ultimately responsible for any errors or omissions that may occur during the process.

Re-Challenging Accreditation Exam

When a person has failed to receive a passing score on exam, they may re-challenge the examination of accreditation, once the following conditions have been satisfied.

First exam failure:

A person may only challenge an examination a second time upon completion of a 30-day review and study period.

Second exam failure:

A person may only challenge an examination a third time upon completion of the related training course, as offered from time to time by Registries' authorized training providers.

The examination must be written under the supervision of the course instructor or person designated by the course instructor following the completion of the training course.

Third exam failure:

A person is not permitted to make a fourth attempt to challenge an examination.