Craig D. Johnston, J.D., M.B.A.

Vice President, Americas at The Land Administration Company Inc
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, CA
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency

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Experience

    • Canada
    • Information Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Vice President, Americas
      • Apr 2021 - Present

      The Land Administration Company delivers advanced land administration solutions to governments worldwide through the union of cutting edge technology and decades of experience in building global business solutions. The Land Administration Company delivers advanced land administration solutions to governments worldwide through the union of cutting edge technology and decades of experience in building global business solutions.

    • Canada
    • Leasing Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Vice-President, Policy and Legal Services
      • Jan 2019 - Feb 2020

      Senior executive overseeing the LTSA’s regulatory functions, policy development, corporategovernance, risk management, government relations, and in-house legal services. Managed team of 16 staff.• Established new cross-functional department and re-designed work processes• Supported the development of BC’s Land Owner Transparency Act, a key component ofthe province’s 2018 30-Point Plan for Housing Affordability; provided advice to the provinceand feedback on legislation• Acted in general counsel role and as Conduct and Ethics Advisor to the Board of Directors Show less

    • Director of Land Titles of BC (Vice-President)
      • Nov 2008 - Dec 2018

      Senior executive leading the operations of the Land Title Division of the LTSA, including large-scale technology and process change initiatives. Provided strategic advice and direction on issues of law and policy relating to real estate law in BC. Led teams of up to 120 staff.• Responsible as statutory decision-maker for the regulation of land title practice in BC• Responsible for $25-30 million in revenue and budget of $12-15 million• Supported First Nations treaty settlement processes involving registration of title to land• Over the course of a three-year, $20 million dollar business transformation initiative: guided customers and LTSA operations in a transition from paper-dominant filing process to a fully electronic land title office filing system; led the introduction of automated processing and decision making for core operations, achieving automated rates of over 50% and staff redeployment of 60%; and managed staff attrition, retraining, and business process change for stakeholders that resulted from LTSA’s business transformation Show less

    • Registrar of Land Titles
      • Mar 2006 - Nov 2008

      Registrar, operations manager, and head of legal for Land Title Offices in Victoria and Kamloopsoverseeing land title service delivery. Managed team of 35 including those working in remotelocations.

    • Canada
    • Hospitality
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Corporate Counsel
      • Apr 2003 - Mar 2006

      Acted as sole corporate counsel with the Northland Group of companies, Canada's largest privately­ owned hospitality business operating in six provinces. Responsibilities included corporate financing, acquisitions, real estate development and construction, insurance and risk management, corporate compliance, and management of external counsel. Acted as sole corporate counsel with the Northland Group of companies, Canada's largest privately­ owned hospitality business operating in six provinces. Responsibilities included corporate financing, acquisitions, real estate development and construction, insurance and risk management, corporate compliance, and management of external counsel.

    • Lawyer
      • May 1994 - Apr 2001

      Worked as lawyer in private practice in Victoria and Vancouver. Practice focused on civil litigation, commercial litigation, construction and real estate. Worked as lawyer in private practice in Victoria and Vancouver. Practice focused on civil litigation, commercial litigation, construction and real estate.

Education

  • University of Victoria
    Master of Business Administration MBA
    2018 - 2020
  • University of Victoria
    LL.B., Law
    1992 - 1994
  • Queen's University
    LL.B., Law (1st Year)
    1991 - 1992
  • Concordia University
    BA, Political Science and English Literature
    1988 - 1991

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