A Property Identification Number (PIN) is a unique 9-digit numbers assigned to each property in Ontario by the Land Registry Office (ONLand) managed by the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement and contained in POLARIS (Province of Ontario Land Registration Information System).
It is used to associate all legal documents, including deeds, mortgages, and liens, with a property.
A PIN consists of:
- Block Number – first 5 digits identifying a contiguous group of properties within a larger geographic area, such as a township or municipality
- Property Number – last 4 digits – identifies the individual property within that block.
For example: 73470-0247 (LT)
PINs are used for land registration and legal ownership purposes, while Assessment Roll Numbers (ARN) are assigned by MPAC for property assessment and taxation purposes. The boundaries are often the same, but not always and PIN and ARN are maintained in separate databases.
How to find the PIN of a property
Parcel information in Ontario is controlled by Teranet. Founded in 1991, Teranet operates the Electronic Registration System for the Province of Ontario and is owned by OMERS (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System), one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans.
ONLand
Search in the Address tab to get the PIN:
You can also find an address from a PIN using the OnLand PIN Search.
If you don’t know the address, search by location using the Map tab to find the property. The Block Number will be shown, but the Property Number is hidden. To get the Property Number, click to select the property on the map and buy the Property Index Map from ONLand for $5:
Parcel Register
The Parcel Register also contains the PIN, but they cost over $35.
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