I have never seen anything like this.  

If he's lost ownership, which I presume you mean he's lost his last registration slip, he can go to any registry office and re-register it.  The database that's readily available to the registries goes back to the early '90's, and if it's from before that the Alberta database does go back to the early 80's.  Anything prior to that will require an Out of Province Inspection.

When was the last time it was registered?  Was it registered by your friend, or someone else?  If registered to your friend within the last 15 years or so (back to the early 90's), he just walks in, shows his drivers license as identification, they look up the VIN in the system, and he can register it.  It's that easy.

carnut70ls4 wrote:

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Will also require proof of valid insurance.............

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yup, that too.

 

you need insurance to register it.   In Alberta, the Bill of Sale is the ownership, the registration provides the owner a plate to drive it on the road.

That's why I asked for clarification about lost ownership.    Basically, if he wants to register it in Alberta, he'll need the following:
 
1. Bill of Sale showing he's the owner,
2. Out of Province inspection certificate,
3. proof of insurance (pink slip).
Alberta doesn't check other provinces to see if it was previously registered elsewhere, I think they only check to see if it was stolen.

427carl wrote:

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Hi is the car here in Albeta now with a bill of sale/ownership from Manitoba????

Here in Ontario we can get a"Buyers Package" for any VIN number or current Licence number... It shows car history back to'73  and tells current wholesale and retail on cars 95 and newer
We can also get a copy of ownerships registered in Ont.. 

In Alberta, can you do the same?  

I have a friend, with a Alberta car, and a lost ownership.... 

He has the car, and bill of sale, and of course the VIN number......

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