The PPSA (Personal Property Security Act) statutes are the provincial secured-transaction regimes in Canada's common-law provinces (Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, etc.). They serve the same purpose as Quebec's RDPRM but with different terminology and format.
Each common-law province has its own PPSA and its own registry: Ontario PPSR, BC PPR, Alberta PPR, Saskatchewan PPSR, etc. A search is keyed on debtor name or serial number (typically a vehicle VIN).
For a national lender financing across multiple provinces, that's as many tools, formats, and processes as provinces. A complete security file on a debtor operating in 5 provinces can require 6 separate searches (5 PPSA + Quebec RDPRM).
Tablix PPSA Canada (in development) extracts and normalizes PPSA searches across every Canadian province into a single unified format, with automatic mapping between Quebec civil-law concepts (RDPRM) and common-law concepts (PPSA).
Official source
Government of Ontario — PPSARelated terms
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