NCA Property Law Practice Questions - NCA Canadian Property Law Examination Exam - NCA Property Law Practice Questions - NCA Canadian Property Law Examination Exam

Question 1

Canadian real property law derives its historical structure from the English feudal system. Under the doctrine of tenures as received into Canada, who is regarded as the ultimate owner of all land, from whom all estates are notionally held?

The registered fee simple holder The Federation of Law Societies of Canada The Crown The first person to take possession

Correct Answer:

The Crown

Question 2

The Statute Quia Emptores 1290 is foundational to the modern fee simple. What was its principal effect on the feudal land system?

It abolished the life estate It created the Torrens registration system It abolished all forms of tenure It prohibited subinfeudation, permitting substitution so that a purchaser of a fee simple held directly of the grantor's lord

Correct Answer:

It prohibited subinfeudation, permitting substitution so that a purchaser of a fee simple held directly of the grantor's lord

Question 3

The numerus clausus principle in property law holds that:

The number of registered owners of any parcel is capped by statute Parties may create only a closed, limited list of recognized forms of property interest, not novel ones at will Property taxes are calculated on a closed schedule Only the Crown may grant new estates

Correct Answer:

Parties may create only a closed, limited list of recognized forms of property interest, not novel ones at will

Question 4

A municipality refuses to approve development of privately owned land and effectively designates it for public parkland without compensation, while never formally expropriating title. Following Annapolis Group Inc. v. Halifax Regional Municipality, 2022 SCC 36, when may a landowner claim a 'constructive taking' (de facto expropriation)?

Where the state acquires a beneficial interest in the property OR effectively removes all reasonable uses of it Only where formal title actually passes to the state Never, because regulation can never amount to a taking in Canada Only where the Charter expressly protects property rights

Correct Answer:

Where the state acquires a beneficial interest in the property OR effectively removes all reasonable uses of it

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the distinction between real property and personal property at common law?

Real property is owned outright while personal property is only leased Real property is tangible and personal property is always intangible Real property is land and interests in land; personal property comprises chattels (movables) and choses in action Real property can be registered while personal property cannot be owned

Correct Answer:

Real property is land and interests in land; personal property comprises chattels (movables) and choses in action

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