Understanding Preflight

Preflight is an automated assessment of uploaded documents that checks consistency, currency, and completeness before starting a full review.

What is Preflight

Preflight is an initial check that runs automatically when you upload a document. It:

Performs checks on vendor name, title reference, land address, document dates, and presence of key sections
Displays results using a traffic light system:
Green: Pass
Yellow: Warning
Helps you make an informed decision about proceeding with the review

How to access Preflight

Preflight is the first tab in the review process
It generates automatically for all uploaded documents
You can view the PDF document while reviewing Preflight results
No additional actions are required to enable or access Preflight

What does Preflight check

Preflight performs checks across three categories:

Match

Verifies consistency between the contract and title search data:

Vendor name
Title reference
Land address

For details on how these checks work, see Preflight - Match and currency checks.

Current

Validates that documents are recent:

Title search date
Planning certificate date
Contract version

For details including the 91-day threshold, see Preflight - Match and currency checks.

Sections

Verifies required document sections are present:

Front page
Execution page
Choices page
Standard terms
Special conditions
Sewer service diagram
Service location print

Some sections include expandable detail with per-item validation:

Title Searches — each title validated independently
Planning Certificates — matched per title or parent lot
Dealings — prescribed dealings from title searches

For details on section checks and expandable items, see Preflight - Document sections.

Note: Section checks verify if ANY page of that section type is detected. For example, the Planning Certificate check passes if any planning certificate page is found.

Interpreting results

Green (Pass) — the check was successful
Yellow (Warning) — potential issue detected, requires manual verification

Not all checks appear for every document. For example, Strata By-Laws are only checked for Strata Plan properties.

Proceeding after Preflight

After reviewing results, you have two options:

Start review

Click Start review
Confirm your choice in the popup
You will be charged the full review fee
The review proceeds to the next tab

Abandon review

Click Abandon review
Confirm your choice in the popup
You will be charged a reduced fee compared to a full review
The review closes and you return to the Documents page
The document status changes to "Closed"
You can restart the review later if needed

Handling warnings

Warnings should be manually verified
If a document section is detected as missing, double-check its presence
It's possible, although rare, that Curia didn't detect or misclassified a document section
Warnings may indicate that legally required documentation is missing

Off the plan contracts

Preflight handles unregistered (off the plan) contracts differently. See Preflight - Off the plan contracts for details on:

Omitted match checks (Land address, Title reference)
Parent lot search validation
Draft dealings section
Additional checks (Disclosure statement, Schedule of finishes)

Is Preflight optional

No. Preflight runs automatically on all documents uploaded to Curia Contract Review. While Preflight cannot be disabled, you can choose to:

Start the review after viewing results
Abandon the review if results indicate significant issues

Continuing an abandoned review

Yes, an abandoned review can be restarted at any time:

Open the document from the Documents page.
Click Start review on the Preflight tab.

The Preflight results will still be available for review before deciding to proceed.

Why is Preflight data marked as outdated

Preflight data is only marked as outdated after clicking Start review and moving beyond the Preflight tab. A review still in the Preflight stage is never marked as outdated.

The Preflight component indicates data currency in two ways:

Fresh data — displayed in colour (during Preflight stage)
Potentially outdated data — displayed in grey with a warning message (after starting review)

Once marked as outdated, Preflight data:

Cannot be reset
Will remain in an outdated state
May still be relevant and correct, but is not guaranteed to reflect manual changes made during the review

Data refresh

Preflight outcomes are generated once when the document is initially processed. The data is not updated after this point and cannot be reset once marked as outdated.

FAQ

What happens during Preflight?

Preflight runs automated checks on the uploaded document, including page detection, section identification, and initial data matching against title searches.

Can I skip Preflight?

Preflight runs automatically when processing completes. You can proceed to the full review at any time by clicking Start review.

What if Preflight detects issues?

Preflight warnings appear on the document before you start the review. Address any issues or proceed if the warnings are not applicable to your matter.

Can I continue an abandoned review?

Yes. Open the document from the Documents page and click Start review on the Preflight tab. Your previous Preflight results will still be available.

Why can't I reset Preflight data?

Preflight is generated once during initial document processing. After starting a review, the data is marked as outdated and cannot be refreshed because changes made during the review may affect the original checks.