The Mission of the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA) is to create confidence by delivering assured land title and land survey systems essential to the property market and economic foundation of British Columbia.
In the earlier years of BC's development, various Crown land survey systems were used to define raw Crown land. View a 1975 paper on the History of Survey Systems, prepared by W.A. Taylor, a former Surveyor General of BC.
History of E&N Land Grant, Railway Belt and Peace River Block
This publication (Crown Land Descriptions) provides guidelines for writing and interpretation of legal descriptions.
Riparian Rights and Public Foreshore Use in the Administration of Aquatic Crown Land (Occasional Paper No. 5)
Occasional Paper No. 5 which addresses and discusses riparian rights and government's policy and procedures with regard to tenuring foreshore has been re-written. The updated Occasional Paper No. 5 can be downloaded in pdf format here.
Monument Renewal Forms
British Columbia land surveyors may file Post Renewal forms with the Surveyor General when a BC land surveyor renews an original monument.
History of Office of the Surveyor General
The Office of the Surveyor General is one of the oldest in our province, predating confederation, the formation of the province of British Columbia and even predating the colonies of Vancouver Island and the mainland. You can read a short history of the Office here.
