Research Desk
How to Archive an Ontario Tax-Sale Notice
A reproducible research file preserves the document, URL, retrieval date, and source context before a page changes.
Start with the official notice and the evidence surrounding its retrieval. Write the fact in the same words used by the authority and preserve the document or record that supports it.
Next, save the original link, downloaded document, hash where possible, publication date, and a note explaining how the parcel was matched. Separate what the source confirms from the questions that still need a municipal answer, registry search, inspection, or professional review.
The practical limit is simple: a screenshot without the source URL and date is difficult to audit later If a material fact remains unresolved, record the uncertainty and reduce the bid limit or walk away.