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Property mapping and associated databases have been compiled for the County of Oxford through data received from a provincial mapping and data project called POLARIS (Province of Ontario Land Registration Information System). The POLARIS database is the computerized system that stores and manages ownership data for each property in Ontario. All of the information in the POLARIS database is taken from the actual Land Registry Office documents. The County of Oxford maintains the mapping of properties in the county using information provided by Teranet, the licensed vendor of the POLARIS product. The County of Oxford also integrates assessment property information into the ownership data to show the "tax" ownership of land. Data to support this is received from MPAC, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, as well as the current zoning. |