Circular Letters

Active Circular Letter Index

Circular Letter	Title	Publish Date
CL#490	Interpretation of Section 56(2) (c) Land Act	October 3, 2024
CL#489	Haida Nation Aboriginal Title	September 19, 2024
CL#488	Integrated Survey Area Annulments and Redefinition	December 21, 2022
CL#487	Integrated Survey Area No. 26, City of Powell River, Coordinate Refresh	January 10, 2022
CL#486	Integrated Survey Area Boundaries and Listings	May 19, 2021
CL#484B	Section 58 Land Act Applications	September 26, 2022
CL#483	Metro Vancouver High Precision Network – New and Adjusted Monuments	December 16, 2019
CL#481	Reporting Damaged or Destroyed Integrated Survey Area Control Monuments	December 19, 2018
CL#480	Annulment of Integrated Survey Area No. 5, District of Elkford	December 19, 2018
CL#479	Official Coordinates for Integrated Survey Areas within the Metro Vancouver Regional District and the Fraser Valley Regional District – Refreshed Elevation Values	December 7, 2018
CL#478	Land Statutes Amendment Act 2018	November 16, 2018
CL#477A	Accretion and Natural Boundary Adjustment Applications to Surveyor General Pursuant to Sections 94(1) and 118(1) of the Land Title Act (This letter updates Circular Letter No. 477 originally issued July 11, 2018)	April 06, 2020
CL#476	Minor Amendments to Existing Circular Letters	July 11, 2018
CL#475B	Surveys of Crown Land pursuant to the Land Title Act and the Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General	November 25, 2024
CL#474	Integrated Survey Area No. 10, District of North Cowichan and Integrated Survey Area No. 11, City of Duncan – Vertical Integration of Existing Monuments	May 23, 2018
CL#472	Integrated Survey Area No. 10, District of North Cowichan, Updated Elevation Values Integrated Survey Area No. 11, City of Duncan, Updated Elevation Values	October 17, 2017
CL#471	Integrated Survey Area No. 20, City of Nanaimo, New Monuments and Updated Horizontal and Vertical Coordinates for Existing Monuments NANA GNSS Station, Updated Elevation Value	October 17, 2017
CL#470	Ambulatory Natural Boundaries and Artificial High Water Marks – Effects on the Extent of Ownership	June 30, 2016
CL#468	Section 108 Land Title Act	April 21, 2015
CL#465B	Official Vertical Datums for Legal Surveys in British Columbia (This letter updates Circular Letter No. 465A originally issued December 7, 2018)	August 28, 2019
CL#463A	Official Horizontal Datums for Georeferencing Legal Surveys in British Columbia	December 16, 2019
CL#461B	Block Outline Survey – Section 69(3), Land Title Act	November 16, 2018
CL#456	Integrated Survey Area No. 50, City of Fort St. John, Official Plan and Coordinates	March 1, 2012
CL#455	Headings on Plans Filed Pursuant to Section 69 of the Land Title Act	February 15, 2012
CL#453	Integrated Survey Area No. 79 District of Sechelt, Official Plan and Coordinates	September 7, 2011
CL#452A	Process for Seeking an Extension of Time for the Submission of Well Site Plans and Statutory Right of Way Plans pursuant to the Oil and Gas Activities Act General Regulation	June 12, 2023
CL#440A	Surveyor General Fees for Examination of Survey Plans related to Mineral Title Surveys	July 11, 2018
CL#435	Bill 12, 2007 Amendments to the Mineral Tenure Act	April 23, 2007
CL#430	Integrated Survey Area No.51 District of Langford, Official Plan and Coordinates	June 30, 2006
CL#429	Official Coordinates for Integrated Survey Areas outside of the Greater Vancouver Regional District and the Capital Regional District	April 18, 2006
CL#425	Official Coordinates for Integrated Survey Areas within the Greater Vancouver Regional District	May 25, 2005
CL#424A	Surveys conducted on the boundary of, or within, Provincial Parks and Protected Areas	July 11, 2018
CL#423	Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia will become an operating entity	January 14, 2005
CL#422	Integrated Survey Area No. 68 – District of Kitimat, Official Plans and Coordinates	August 12, 2004
CL#420	On April 29, 2004, Bill 17 Land Survey Statutes Amendment Act, 2004 received Royal Assent	April 29, 2004
CL#416	Integrated Survey Area No. 84 – City of Trail, Official Plan and Coordinates	April 25, 2003
CL#411	Official Coordinates for Integrated Survey Areas within Greater Victoria	November 22, 2001
CL#408	Integrated Survey Area No. 54 – Williams Lake, Official Plans and Coordinates	September 28, 2001
CL#405	Integrated Survey Area (ISA) Official Plans and Coordinates	June 24, 1999
CL#404	Integrated Survey Area (ISA) Official Plans and Coordinates	March 15, 1999
CL#389	Marking Boundaries for Logging Purposes	July 26, 1996
CL#385	Cutting of Merchantable Timber	March 13, 1995
CL#380	Integrated Survey Area 40 – City of Colwood	August 20, 1993
CL#379	Integrated Survey Area 37 – City of Port Alberni	August 20, 1993
CL#375	Integrated Survey Area No. 42 – City of White Rock Integrated Survey Area No. 45 – City of Langley	November 4, 1992
CL#369	Integrated Survey Area No. 36 – District of Maple Ridge	February 10, 1992
CL#366	Integrated Survey Area No. 39 – City of Prince George	June 13, 1991
CL#358	Integrated Survey Area No. 43 – Town of Ladysmith	July 27, 1990
CL#357	Integrated Survey Area No. 31 – City of Vancouver	July 27, 1990
CL#355	Integrated Survey Area No. 30 – District of Saanich	March 30, 1990
CL#354	Surveys of Filled Foreshore	July 27, 1990
CL#352	Integrated Survey Area No. 38 – Township of Esquimalt	November 1, 1989
CL#348	Integrated Survey Area #17 – City of Victoria	April 27, 1989
CL#327	Integrated Survey Area 35 – being the City of Port Moody	September 9, 1986
CL#324	Integrated Survey Areas 25 and 37 – District of Burnaby and City of Port Alberni	October 22, 1985
CL#322	Integrated Survey Area No. 34 – Municipality of Oak Bay	July 10, 1985
CL#318	Integrated Survey Area No. 23 – City of Kamloops	September 17, 1984
CL#317	Integrated Survey Area No. 20 – City of Nanaimo	March 20, 1984
CL#308	Integrated Survey Area No. 18 – Municipality of Richmond	March 30, 1982
CL#306	Integrated Survey Area No. 32 – Town of Parksville	February 17, 1982
CL#305	Integrated Survey Area No. 33 – Municipality of Tumbler Ridge	February 17, 1982
CL#303	Integrated Survey Area No. 29 – Sidney	September 11, 1981
CL#297	Integrated Survey Area No. 26 – District of Powell River	September 1, 1980
CL#291	Integrated Survey Area No. 28 – District of Campbell River	May 12, 1980
CL#289	Integrated Survey Area No. 22 – District of North Saanich	November 7, 1979
CL#287	Integrated Survey Area No. 19 – City of Vernon	March 10, 1979
CL#285	Integrated Survey Area No. 21 – Central Saanich	September 28, 1978
CL#280	Integrated Survey Areas Nos. 3 and 16	March 28, 1978
CL#259	Integrated Survey Area No. 14	March 27, 1975
CL#242	Integrated Survey Areas Nos. 10, 11, 12 and 13	April 30, 1973
CL#237	Integrated Survey Area No. 9 – Cranbrook	July 27, 1972
CL#235	Integrated Survey Areas Nos. 6, 7 and 8	May 3, 1972
CL#234	Land Registry Act – undesignated strip of land	March 1, 1972
CL#221	Integrated Survey Area No. 4 – Kelowna	July 16, 1970
CL#210	Integrated Survey Area No. 3 – Nelson	June 16, 1969
CL#199	Integrated Survey Area No. 2 – Dawson Creek	June 25, 1968

Inactive Circular Letter Index

The below Circular Letters are superseded or no longer in effect.

CL#485	Integrated Survey Area No. 28, City of Campbell River, Updated Boundary	November 16, 2020
CL#484A	Section 58 Land Act Applications	January 12, 2022
CL#484	Section 58 Land Act Applications	July 21, 2020
CL#482	Integrated Survey Area No. 1, City of Surrey and Integrated Survey Area No. 13, City of Delta – New and Adjusted Monuments	December 3, 2019
CL#477	Accretion and Natural Boundary Adjustment Applications to Surveyor General Pursuant to Sections 94(1) and 118(1) of the Land Title Act	July 11, 2018
CL#475A	Surveys of Crown Land pursuant to the Land Title Act and the Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General (This letter updates Circular Letter No. 475 originally issued May 24, 2018)	June 15, 2020
CL#475	Surveys of Crown Land pursuant to the Land Title Act and the Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General	May 24, 2018
CL#473	Integrated Survey Area No. 51, City of Langford, New Monuments	December 11, 2017
CL#469	Integrated Survey Area No. 20, City of Nanaimo, Official Plan and Coordinates	November 3, 2015
CL#467	Integrated Survey Area No. 50, City of Fort St. John, Official Plan and Coordinates	March 13, 2015
CL#466	Section 58 Land Act Applications	June 5, 2014
CL#465A	Official Vertical Datums for Legal Surveys in British Columbia (This letter updates Circular Letter No. 465)	December 7, 2018
CL#465	Official Vertical Datums for Legal Surveys in British Columbia (This letter supersedes Circular Letter No. 464)	April 8, 2014
CL#464	Official Vertical Datums for Legal Surveys in British Columbia	March 25, 2014
CL#463	Official Horizontal Datums for Georeferencing Legal Surveys in British Columbia	January 27, 2014
CL#462	Integrated Survey Area No. 51 City of Langford, Official Plan and Coordinates	December 13, 2013
CL#461A	Block Outline Survey – Section 69(3), Land Title Act	July 11, 2018
CL#461	Block Outline Survey – Section 69(3), Land Title Act	August 13, 2012
CL#460	Applications to the Surveyor General Pursuant to Section 108(3) of the Land Title Act	August 13, 2012
CL#459	Accretion and Natural Boundary Adjustment Applications to the Surveyor General Pursuant to Sections 94(1) and 118(1) of the Land Title Act	August 13, 2012
CL#458	Section 58 Land Act Applications	August 13, 2012
CL#457	Parcel Designations and Land Act Plan Confirmations	August 13, 2012
CL#454	Requirements for Accretion and Natural Boundary Adjustment Applications to the Surveyor General Pursuant to Sections 94(1) and 118(1) of the Land Title Act	January 16, 2012
CL#452	Process for Seeking an Extension of Time for the Submission of Well Site Plans and Statutory Right of Way Plans pursuant to the Oil and Gas Activities Act General Regulation	July 25, 2011
CL#451	Requirement to Submit Certain Types of Plans Electronically	June 2, 2011
CL#450	Section 94(1) Land Title Act Certificates on Reference Plans	December 6, 2010
CL#449	Oil and Gas Activities Act General Regulation and LTSA Fee Schedule	September 30, 2010
CL#448	Dedication of Arterial Highway upon the Deposit of Certain Plans	September 23, 2010
CL#447	Amendment to Boundary of the Delta Integrated Survey Area	June 7, 2010
CL#446	Land Surveyors Plan Certification – Replacement of old “Form 9” with new Statement by Surveyor	March 2, 2010
CL#445	Section 94(1) Land Title Act Certificates on Reference Plans	November 9, 2009
CL#444	Section 94(1) Land Title Act Certificates on Reference Plans	September 11, 2009
CL#443	Land Title and Survey Authority Website Update and Online Cadastre Upgrade	August 12, 2009
CL#442	Computer Driven Plotters and Copiers	June 22, 2009
CL#441	Land Title and Survey Authority Fee Increase	June 22, 2009
CL#439	Goods and Services Tax	October 20, 2008
CL#438	Integrated Survey Area No. 1 City of Surrey, Official Plan and Coordinates	August 15, 2008
CL#437	Additional Plan Requirements for Electronic Survey Plans	June 18, 2008
CL#436	Surveyor General Division, Land Title and Survey Authority Fee	March 13, 2008
CL#434	Consent on Subdivision, Reference and Explanatory Plans where the Provincial Crown is the Registered Owner of the Land. Attachment referenced in CL#434.	March 28, 2007
CL#433	Parcel Designation and Plan Examination Fee Increase	March 5, 2007
CL#432	Block Outline Survey – Section 69(3), Land Title Act	August 22, 2006
CL#431	Digital Survey Plans	July 21, 2006
CL#428	Access to Records & Service and Product Charges	March 15, 2006
CL#427	Amended boundary of ISA No. 37 City of Port Alberni	November 30, 2005
CL#426	Revised Section 58 Land Act Applications	September 12, 2005
CL#424	Surveys Conducted within Provincial Parks and Protected Areas	January 31, 2005
CL#421	Land Title Act, Section 108 – Application and Plan Requirements	June 4, 2004
CL#419	The General Survey Instruction Regulation was recently amended by BC Reg. 6/2004 and came into effect on January 22, 2004	January 26, 2004
CL#418	Integrated Survey Area No. 4 – City of Kelowna, Official Plans and Coordinates	October 14, 2003
CL#417	New Process for Requesting Parcel Designations and Land Act Plan Submission Requirements	July 17, 2003
CL#415	Amendment to Section 67(t) of the Land Title Act Regulations, Form 9, Statement by Surveyor	March 28, 2003
CL#414	New Survey Instruction and Plan Examination Processes	March 10, 2003
CL#413	Expression of Areas and Plan Headings on Plans Prepared Pursuant to Land Act, where Roads are Established or where Water Bodies Exist	December 5, 2002
CL#412	Survey Restoration Fund	March 5, 2002
CL#410	General Survey Instruction Regulation (BC Reg. 229/2001)	October 10, 2001
CL#409	Surveyor General Branch	October 3, 2001
CL#407	Change in Ministry	June 6, 2001
CL#406	Requests for Proposal for the Survey of Certain Nisga’a Lands	June 24, 1999
CL#403	Web Access to Integrated Survey Area Plans and Plan Scanning, ISA Plans and OSG Supplementary Certificates	January 8, 1999
CL#402	Integrated Survey Area (ISA) Official Plans and Coordinates	October 19, 1998
CL#401	Highway Dedication over Registered and Unregistered Land	October 19, 1998
CL#400	Integrated Survey Area Official Plans and Coordinates	June 15, 1998
CL#399	Integrated Survey Area (ISA) Monument Replacement, Extension Process and Section 42 Applications	December 16, 1997
CL#398	Confirmation of Official Plans	December 16, 1997
CL#397	Revised Statutes	May 29, 1997
CL#396	Section 58 Land Act Applications Replaced by CL : #426	May 29, 1997
CL#395	Accretion and Natural Boundary Adjustment Applications	May 29, 1997
CL#394	Crown Land Registry Services and the OSG	May 29, 1997
CL#393	Revised Statutes and Other Items	April 25, 1997
CL#392	Computer Driven Plotters	July 26, 2006
CL#391	Digital Plan Standards for Municipal Mapping Purposes. Attachment referenced in CL#391.	July 26, 1996
CL#390	Integrated Survey Area No. 20 – City of Nanaimo	July 26, 1996
CL#388	General Survey Instructions (BC Reg. No. 33/96)	March 26, 1996
CL#387	Integrated Survey Area Coordinates	December 13, 1995
CL#386	Computer Driven Plotters	March 13, 1995
CL#384	Integrated Survey Area Coordinates	July 13, 1994
CL#383	Integrated Survey Area Coordinates	February 25, 1994
CL#382	Computer Driven Plotters	October 12, 1993
CL#381	Cadastral Ties within Integrated Survey Areas	September 23, 1993
CL#378	Fees for Branch Services	August 20, 1993
CL#377	Integrated Survey Area No. 25 – District of Burnaby	March 23, 1993
CL#376	Well Site Survey Fees	March 23, 1993
CL#374	Mathematical Closure of Plans	October 7, 1992
CL#373	Revised Land Act Fees	May 25, 1992
CL#372	Wellsite Plans Pursuant to the P & NG Act	May 25, 1992
CL#371	Section 118 – General Survey Instructions	February 10, 1992
CL#370	Integrated Survey Area No. 42 – City of White Rock	February 10, 1992
CL#368	Ministry name change – Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks	November 22, 1991
CL#367	Unauthorized Use of Survey Monuments	October 2, 1991
CL#365	Integrated Survey Area No. 28 – District of Campbell River	June 13, 1991
CL#364	Integrated Survey Area No. 20 – City of Nanaimo	June 13, 1991
CL#363	Integrated Survey Area No. 13 – District of Delta	June 13, 1991
CL#362	General Survey Instructions – New Survey Instruction Regulation (BC Reg. 156/91)	June 13, 1991
CL#361	Ministry name change – Ministry of Lands and Parks	April 17, 1991
CL#360	Fees under the Land Title Act	December 24, 1990
CL#359	Highways and Forest Roads over Crown Land	July 27, 1990
CL#356	Integrated Survey Area No. 12 – City of Penticton	March 30, 1990
CL#353	Change in Ministry – Signature block change for plans requiring signature of the Minister	November 9, 1989
CL#351	Block Outline Surveys of Highways and Forest Roads	November 7, 1989
CL#350	Section 108(2.1) – Land Title Act	October 30, 1989
CL#349	Surveys of Single Blocks over more than one District Lot or Section	June 22, 1989
CL#347	Rights of Way crossing Forest Roads	October 3, 1988
CL#346	Change in Ministry Name	October 3, 1988
CL#345	Integrated Survey Area No. 13 – District of Delta	August 2, 1988
CL#344	Changes to procedures for surveys of forest roads and highways	June 2, 1988
CL#343	Certificate to be draughted on plans of surveys carried out for the Ministry of Transportation and Highways	May 27, 1988
CL#342	Surveys under the Pipeline Act	May 27, 1988
CL#341	Reducing time required to issue survey instructions	May 27, 1988
CL#340	Section 69(3), Land Title Act	March 25, 1988
CL#339	Integrated Survey Area No. 23 – City of Kamloops	March 9, 1988
CL#338	BCGS designation on plans prepared pursuant to statute	March 8, 1988
CL#337	Division of the Peace River-Liard Regional District to Fort Nelson-Liard Regional District and Peace River Regional District	March 2, 1988
CL#336	Land Act Fee Schedule	November 30, 1987
CL#335	Adjustment of Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Wellsite Traverses	December 1, 1987
CL#334	Natural Boundary Definition	July 24, 1987
CL#333	Highway Right-of-Way Surveys	June 24, 1987
CL#332	1) Branch Name Change 2) Calibration of Base	April 8, 1987
CL#331	Fees Under the Land Title Act	April 8, 1987
CL#330	Integrated Survey Area No. 14 – Coquitlam	November 26, 1986
CL#329	Ministry Change	September 9, 1986
CL#328	Tape and EDM Standardization Base at Powell River	September 9, 1986
CL#326	Integrated Survey Area No. 23 – City of Kamloops (Boundary Change)	March 3, 1986
CL#325	Aluminum Post Caps	March 3, 1986
CL#323	Retirement – G. T. Mullin	October 22, 1985
CL#321	Update on Progress of Automation of Maps and Records	May 28, 1985
CL#320	British Columbia Geographic System	December 17, 1984
CL#319	Statutory Rights of Way Plans; Land Title Office Plan Approvals; British Columbia Geographic System	October 23, 1984
CL#316	Amendment to Supplemental Information General Survey Instructions	August 12, 1983
CL#315	Inclusion of computer print-out with submission of plans	June 17, 1983
CL#314	Amended Mineral Act Survey Instructions	May 16, 1983
CL#313	Apps. under Sec. 274 Land Title Act; Block Outline Surveys	March 25, 1983
CL#312	Errors on Survey Plans	February 7, 1983
CL#311	Integrated Survey Area No. 27 – City of Rossland	January 26, 1983
CL#310	Survey Instructions for Crown land	October 1, 1982
CL#309	Section 69(3) Land Title Act	July 22, 1982
CL#309 (Amended)	Section 69(3) Land Title Act – (Amended)	March 25, 1983
CL#307	Survey Restoration Program	March 11, 1982
CL#304	Mailing List for Integrated Survey Co-ords	October 21, 1981
CL#302	Survey Post Charges	July 7, 1981
CL#301	Integrated Survey Area No. 24 – District of Abbotsford	June 22, 1981
CL#300	Integrated Survey Area No. 14 – District of Coquitlam	June 16, 1981
CL#299	Fees under the Land Act	March 9, 1981
CL#298	Surveyor General’s Regulations	January 26, 1981
CL#296	Accretion or Natural Boundary Adjustment Application within a Statutory Right of Way	May 29, 1980
CL#295	Natural Boundary Adjustments	May 29, 1980
CL#294	Accretion Applications	May 29, 1980
CL#293	Section 75, Land Act, RSBC 1979	May 29, 1980
CL#292	Section 55, Land Act, RSBC 1979	May 29, 1980
CL#290	The Revised Statutes of British Columbia 1979	May 12, 1980
CL#288	General Survey Instructions Advice Letter	October 19, 1979
CL#286	Integrated Survey Area No. 15 – enlarged	January 18, 1979
CL#284	Change of Elevation Datum – Fraser Valley	September 28, 1978
CL#283	Amendments to Circular Letter #282	April 24, 1978
CL#282	Instructions for Survey of Mineral Claims	April 18, 1978
CL#281	Strata Titles Act Regulations	April 18, 1978
CL#279	Covenants in favour of the Crown	March 6, 1978
CL#278	Cancellation of Circular Letter #264	June 27, 1977
CL#277	Integrated Survey Areas 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 – Metric Coords	June 27, 1977
CL#276	New Type 4 Survey Monuments	June 13, 1977
CL#275	Integrated Survey Areas 1, 5, 6 & 7 – Metric Coords	April 1, 1977
CL#274	Integrated Survey Area No. 4 – Kelowna	February 24, 1977
CL#273	LR Act – Metric Equivalents	February 24, 1977
CL#272	Surveys on the Metric System	December 23, 1976
CL#271	Metric Conversion	May 21, 1976
CL#270	Integrated Survey Area No. 15 – (see Circular Letter 286)	April 28, 1976
CL#269	Fee Payable for Sec. 53 and Sec. 72 Land Act Apps	March 26, 1976
CL#268	Mineral Act Surveys, Unit and Two Post Systems – Metric	March 23, 1976
CL#267	Strata Titles Act Regulations	September 19, 1975
CL#266	Property Law Act – Encroachments Formerly Laws Declaratory Act)	September 12, 1975
CL#265	Changes in boundaries of Integrated Survey Areas	August 26, 1975
CL#264	Approval – Urban Sprawl in unorganized territory	August 19, 1975
CL#263	Retirement – A. H. Ralfs, BCLS	August 8, 1975
CL#262	Instructions for Surveys in Integrated Survey Areas	June 11, 1975
CL#261	Land Commission Subdiv. in ALR exclusions and inclusions	April 30, 1975
CL#260	Mineral Act Amendment Act – 1974	April 18, 1975
CL#258	Land Act Regulations	March 20, 1975
CL#257	Adoption of UTM Rectangular Co-ordinates	March 5, 1975
CL#256	Strata Titles Act Reg. deleting ref. to Sec. 14(2)	January 24, 1975
CL#255	Tape and E.D.M. Standardization Base at Prince George	December 9, 1974
CL#254	Tape Standardization – Surrey	October 15, 1974
CL#253	Survey Post Charges (see Circular Letter 302)	January 10, 1975
CL#252	Strata Titles Act 1974 – Commentary	October 11, 1974
CL#251	Strata Titles Act Regulations (BC Reg. 534/74)	October 4, 1974
CL#250	Integrated Survey Regulations – Explanation of	October 1, 1974
CL#249	Land Registry Act Amendment Act, 1974	August 1, 1974
CL#248	Land Registry Act – Natural Boundaries of Crown Grants	June 17, 1974
CL#247	Tape Standardization Base – District of Coquitlam	June 17, 1974
CL#246	Land Registry Act – Duplicate White Prints	December 14, 1973
CL#245	Integrated Survey Area No. 1 – Surrey (Amending Circular Letter No. 192)	October 16, 1973
CL#244	Reserves for Survey Control Monuments	August 28, 1973
CL#243	Land Commission Act Certificates	August 20, 1973
CL#241	Farm Land Preservation	February 19, 1973
CL#240	Integrated Surveys	February 12, 1973
CL#239	Highways Access (Alternatives) Regulation	January 11, 1973
CL#238	Tape Standardization Bases at Cranbrook, Penticton and Kelowna	October 27, 1972
CL#236	Land Registry Act – Sections 80A and 106A	June 29, 1972
CL#233	Section 24A Land Registry Act	March 1, 1972
CL#232	Land Registry Act – Highway Access Regulation	February 18, 1972
CL#231	Integrated Survey Area No. 5 – Elkford	February 18, 1972
CL#230	Surveyor’s Obligations and Addendum 1972	August 16, 1971
CL#229	Land Act – National Topographic Numbering	June 4, 1971
CL#228	Airspace Titles Act	June 4, 1971
CL#227	10 Chain Lakeshore Reserves	April 15, 1971
CL#226	Amendments to Various Acts	March 15, 1971
CL#225	Integrated Survey Area No. 1 – Supplementary Certificates	January 20, 1971
CL#224A	Local Services Act – Subdivision Regulations	August 15, 1977
CL#224	Local Services Act – Subdivision Regulations	December 8, 1970
CL#223	Land Registry Act – Highway Access Alternative Regs.	September 18, 1970
CL#222	Land Registry Act – Addendum to Circular Letter #218	September 8, 1970
CL#220	Land Act – Road Allowance – Section 72	June 22, 1970
CL#219	Land Act – Unregistered Land (Creeks) Section 53	June 22, 1970
CL#218	Land Registry Act – Duplicate Tracings	June 22, 1970
CL#217	Land Act – Revised May 1, 1970	May 15, 1970
CL#216	Standardization Base – City of Vancouver	May 8, 1970
CL#215	Notice of Reserves	April 15, 1970
CL#214	Cancellation of Previous Circular Letters	April 15, 1970
CL#213	Accretions	April 15, 1970
CL#212	Land Registry Act – Integrated Survey Area No. 1	March 23, 1970
CL#211	Section 80, Subsection (11), Land Registry Act	December 31, 1969
CL#209	Land Act – Water Areas in Relation to Survey	May 30, 1969
CL#208	Land Act – Survey of Roads	May 12, 1969
CL#207	Land Registry Act – Plan Sizes	May 12, 1969
CL#206	Land Act – Amendments	December 31, 1969
CL#205	Tape Standardization Base – City of North Vancouver	March 11, 1969
CL#204	Tape Standardization Base – Municipality of Surrey	March 11, 1969
CL#203	Survey Control – NE BC	March 1, 1969
CL#202	Survey Control – NE BC	December 31, 1969
CL#201	Survey Tie Rates – Revised	January 30, 1969
CL#200	Permanent Survey Monuments	July 5, 1968
CL#198	Survey Monuments – Amendments	May 24, 1968
CL#197	Survey Monuments – Preservation	March 19, 1968
CL#196	Survey Monuments – Preservation	April 10, 1968
CL#195	Land Act – Survey Plans Introduction	March 7, 1968
CL#194	Land Registry Act – E&N Blocks – Survey Instructions	October 20, 1967
CL#193	Rectangular Coordinates	August 23, 1967
CL#192	Integrated Survey Area No.1 – Surrey	July 18, 1967
CL#191	Land Act -Dimensioning Amendment	June 1, 1967
CL#190	Integrated Survey Area – Survey Instructions	May 29, 1967
CL#189	Mineral Act – Survey Returns	March 28, 1966
CL#188	Land Registry Act – Access to Navigable Waters	February 21, 1966
CL#187	Crown Policy re: Agricultural Lands	August 20, 1965
CL#186	Mineral Act – Perimeter Surveys	June 15, 1965
CL#185	Land Registry Act – Accretions and Natural Boundary	June 15, 1965
CL#184	Petroleum & Natural Gas Act – Drilling Regulations	October 3, 1961
CL#183	Amendment to General Survey Instructions – Posting Plans	August 31, 1961
CL#182	Land Act – Survey Tie Payment Rates	August 13, 1963
CL#181	Land Act – Restoration areas requested	May 1, 1963
CL#180	Survey Instructions – Time lag in surveying	March 1, 1963
CL#179	Survey Post Sales	November 6, 1962
CL#178	Survey Instructions – Correspondence when requesting	May 15, 1962
CL#177	Readjustments of Map in Circular Letter #172	November 27, 1961
CL#176	Land Act – Area Allowed Interpretation	November 20, 1961
CL#175A	Land Registry Act – Posting Plans	August 31, 1961
CL#175	Land Act – Payment for Renewals	June 21, 1961
CL#174	Quieting Titles Act – Plans Supporting Applications	June 1, 1961
CL#173	Readjustment of Map in Circular Letter #172	April 25, 1961
CL#172	Lower Fraser Valley – Map of Permanent Survey Monuments and Control Station	February 11, 1960
CL#170	General Survey Instructions	November 12, 1959
CL#169	BCLS Iron Bar Post Supplies	October 23, 1959
CL#168	Land Registry Act – R/W Posting and Ties to MC’s	September 17, 1958
CL#167	Land Act – Survey Policy	December 15, 1958
CL#166	Survey Monuments – Protection of	November 28, 1957
CL#165	Land Registry Act – R/W Survey Instructions	June 7, 1956
CL#164	Land Registry Act – Highway R/W Surveys	December 19, 1955
CL#163	Land Registry Act – Survey Checking	January 12, 1955
CL#162	Survey Monument Renewals	September 21, 1955
CL#161	Survey Instructions – Method of Requesting	May 25, 1954
CL#160	Memorandum – Daily Rate of Pay, Survey Party Personnel	April 12, 1954
CL#159	Land Registry Act – R/W other than Highways	July 15, 1953

Summary of Changes - Circular Letters

From time to time, the Surveyor General Services reviews and updates Circular Letters (CL) for usability and relevance.

CL#	CL TITLE	STATUS	EXPLANATORY NOTES
CL#485	Integrated Survey Area No. 28, City of Campbell River, Updated Boundary	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#484A	Section 58 Land Act Applications	Superseded by CL#484B	Updated to clarify the requirement of a subdivision plan in a section 58 application
CL#484	Section 58 Land Act Applications	Superseded by CL#484A	Updated to reflect recent changes in the referral process for applications made under section 58 of the Land Act
CL#482	Integrated Survey Area No. 1, City of Surrey and Integrated Survey Area No. 13, City of Delta – New and Adjusted Monuments	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#477	Accretion and Natural Boundary Adjustment Applications to Surveyor General Pursuant to Sections 94(1) and 118(1) of the Land Title Act	Superseded by CL#477A	Clarified who the SG refers applications to for comment
CL#475A	Surveys of Crown Land pursuant to the Land Title Act and the Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General	Superseded by CL#475B	Updated to reflect changes to Surveyor General policy on approval of plans of Crown land being deposited into the land title register
CL#475	Surveys of Crown Land pursuant to the Land Title Act and the Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General	Superseded by CL#475A	Updated based on introduction of Web Filing
CL#473	Integrated Survey Area No. 51, City of Langford, New Monuments	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#469	Integrated Survey Area No. 20, City of Nanaimo, Official Plan and Coordinates	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#467	Integrated Survey Area No. 50, City of Fort St. John, Official Plan and Coordinates	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#466	Section 58 Land Act Applications	Superseded by CL#484	Consolidates content from CL#458 and CL#466 and updates information for clarity
CL#465A	Official Vertical Datums for Legal Surveys in British Columbia	Superseded by CL#465B	Adds details on epochs within the HTv2.0 hybrid geoid model and notes that in order to maintain compatibility with MASCOT, the only approved epoch for the HTv2.0 hybrid geoid model is the 1997 epoch
CL#465	Official Vertical Datums for Legal Surveys in British Columbia	Superseded by CL#465A	Updates reference from “General Survey Instruction Rules” to “Survey and Plan Rules” Adds ‘CVD28GVRD2018’ as acceptable variant to the CGVD28 datum.
CL#464	Official Vertical Datums for Legal Surveys in British Columbia	Superseded by CL#465	Adds details on acceptable vertical datum and geoid model Lists HTMVBC00_Abb as acceptable geoid model when working within the Metro Vancouver to Abbotsford area. Lists acceptable variants of the CGVD28 datum: ‘CVD28BC’, ‘CVD28GVRD’, ‘1928 Canadian Vertical Datum’. Notes that CGG2013 geoid model elevations and resulting orthometric heights will not agree with MASCOT
CL#463	Official Horizontal Datums for Georeferencing Legal Surveys in British Columbia	Superseded by CL#463A	Updates reference from “General Survey Instruction Rules” to “Survey and Plan Rules” Revises datum code from “NAD83(CSRS) 4.0.0.BC.1.GVRD” to “NAD83(CSRS) 4.0.0.BC.1.MVRD”
CL#462	Integrated Survey Area No. 51 City of Langford, Official Plan and Coordinates	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#461A	Block Outline Survey – Section 69(3), Land Title Act	Superseded by CL#461B	Removes wording associating block outline surveys specifically to subdivision and bare land strata plans Changes “construction phase of the development” to “construction activities”
CL#461	Block Outline Survey – Section 69(3), Land Title Act	Superseded by CL#461A	Replace “may” with “must” (submit electronically) Replace “EFS” with “myLTSA”
CL#460	Applications to the Surveyor General Pursuant to Section 108(3) of the Land Title Act	Superseded by CL#468	Adds details on amendments to section 108 of the Land Title Act through section 7 of the Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2014.
CL#459	Accretion and Natural Boundary Adjustment Applications to the Surveyor General Pursuant to Sections 94(1) and 118(1) of the Land Title Act	Superseded by CL#477	Removal of three month term during which new evidence can be considered once a decision is made on an application.
CL#458	Section 58 Land Act Applications	Superseded by CL#484	Consolidates content from CL#458 and CL#466 and updates information for clarity
CL#457	Parcel Designations and Land Act Plan Confirmations	Superseded by CL#475	Change in process
CL#452	Process for Seeking an Extension of Time for the Submission of Well Site Plans and Statutory Right of Way Plans pursuant to the Oil and Gas Activities Act General Regulation	Superseded by CL#452A	Updated to reflect name change of BC Energy Regulator, as well as minor content updates to reflect current practice.
CL#450	Section 94(1) Land Title Act Certificates on Reference Plans	Inactive	CL#450 was issued resulting from an Appeal in Bryan’s Transfer Ltd. v. Trail (City), 209 BCSC 1198. Since CL#450 simply advised that the direction outlined in CL#444 was no longer relevant, and practices reverted to those in effect prior to the Appeal, both CL#444 and CL#450 have been made inactive.
CL#449	Oil and Gas Activities Act General Regulation and LTSA Fee Schedule	Inactive	Fees information for well site plans and oil and gas Statutory Right of Way plan examinations is also available in the Fees section on the LTSA website.
CL#447	Amendment to Boundary of the Delta Integrated Survey Area	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#445	Section 94(1) Land Title Act Certificates on Reference Plans	Inactive	CL#445 was issued resulting from a Stay of Proceedings in Bryan’s Transfer Ltd. v. Trail (City), 209 BCSC 1198. (See also Inactive Circular Letter 444) Since CL#445 simply advised that the direction outlined in CL#444 was no longer relevant, and practices reverted to those in effect prior to the Supreme Court decision in Bryan’s Transfer. CL#444, CL#445 and CL#450 have been made inactive.
CL#444	Section 94(1) Land Title Act Certificates on Reference Plans	Inactive	CL#444 was issued resulting from the Supreme Court decision in Bryan’s Transfer Ltd. v. Trail (City), 209 BCSC 1198. The direction provided in this letter was later rescinded by CL#445 and CL#450.
CL#440	Mineral Title Surveys; Introduction of New Services and Associated Fees; and Reduction of Examination Fees for Plans Submitted Pursuant to the Mineral Tenure Act	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter has been clarified in CL#440A.
CL#438	Integrated Survey Area No. 1 City of Surrey, Official Plan and Coordinates	Superseded by CL#482	Updates coordinate control monument listings and expands extent of Surrey ISA.
CL#434	Consent on Subdivision, Reference and Explanatory Plans where the Provincial Crown is the Registered Owner of the Land	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter was also included in CL#474.
CL#427	Amended boundary of ISA No. 37 City of Port Alberni	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#426	Revised Section 58 Land Act Applications	Superseded by CL#458	Adds clarification on road transfers and Surveyor General’s authority to adjudicate applications. Updates application and site inspection requirements.
CL#424	Surveys conducted within Provincial Parks and Protected Areas	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter has been updated and re-issued as CL#424A to clarify how survey instructions are to be obtained.
CL#419	General Survey Instruction Regulation amended by BC Reg. 6/2004 and in effect January 22, 2004	Inactive	Information pertains to General Survey Instruction Regulations issued in January 2004.
CL#418	Integrated Survey Area No. 4 – City of Kelowna, Official Plans and Coordinates	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#413	Expression of Areas and Plan Headings on Plans Prepared Pursuant to Land Act, where Roads are Established or where Water Bodies exist	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter was also included the General Survey Instruction Rules.
CL#412	Survey Restoration Fund	Inactive	Information pertains to Survey Restoration Fund which no longer exists.
CL#403	Web Access to Integrated Survey Area Plans and Plan Scanning, ISA Plans and OSG Supplementary Certificates	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date, with some information also included in the General Survey Instruction Rules.
CL#402	Integrated Survey Area Official Plans and Coordinates	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#400	Integrated Survey Area Official Plans and Coordinates	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#391	Digital Plan Standards for Municipal Mapping Process	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#390	Integrated Survey Area No. 20 – City of Nanaimo	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#387	Integrated Survey Area Coordinates	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#384	Integrated Survey Area Coordinates	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#383	Integrated Survey Area Coordinates	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#378	Fees for Branch Services	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#377	Integrated Survey Area No. 25 – District of Burnaby	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#376	Well Site Surveys (Addresses Fee Payment)	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#370	Integrated Survey Area No. 42 – City of White Rock	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#367	Unauthorized Use of Survey Monuments	Inactive	There may be situations when setting survey monuments as traverse hubs can benefit the survey structure. Land Surveyors can use their professional judgement to determine the best monumentation.
CL#365	Integrated Survey Area No. 28, District of Campbell River	Superseded by CL#485	Updates the boundaries of Campbell River’s Integrated Survey Area.
CL#364	Integrated Survey Area No. 20 – City of Nanaimo	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#363	Integrated Survey Area No. 13 – District of Delta	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#356	Integrated Survey Area No. 12 – City of Penticton	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#349	Surveys of Single Blocks over more than one District Lot or Section	Inactive	Matters addressed in this letter can also be found in the General Survey Instruction Rules.
CL#345	Integrated Survey Area No. 13 – District of Delta	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#339	Integrated Survey Area No. 23 – City of Kamloops	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#337	Division of the Peace River-Liard Regional District to Fort Nelson-Liard Regional District and Peace River Regional District	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#335	Adjustment of Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Wellsite Traverses	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#332	Branch Name Change / Calibration of Base	Inactive	Iron posts marking the base line are no longer in place. Information regarding the Branch name change is out of date.
CL#330	Integrated Survey Area No. 14 – Coquitlam	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#328	Tape and EDM Standardization Base at Powell River	Inactive	The base line was established over 30 years ago and certain aluminum plugs may no longer be in the ground.
CL#326	Integrated Survey Area No. 23 – City of Kamloops (Boundary Change)	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#311	Integrated Survey Area No. 27 – City of Rossland	Inactive	ISA has been annulled by CL#488
CL#301	Integrated Survey Area No. 24 – District of Abbotsford	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#300	Integrated Survey Area No. 14 – District of Coquitlam	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#286	Integrated Survey Area No. 15 – enlarged	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date. Further, the Matsqui Integrated Survey Area was subsequently annulled.
CL#277	Integrated Survey Areas 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 – Metric Coords	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#274	Integrated Survey Area No. 4 – Kelowna	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#270	Integrated Survey Area No. 15 (see Circular Letter 286)	Inactive	The Matsqui Integrated Survey Area was subsequently annulled.
CL#265	Changes in Boundaries of Integrated Survey Areas	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#255	Tape Standardization – Prince George	Inactive	The base line was established over 40 years ago and certain aluminum plugs may no longer be in the ground.
CL#254	Tape Standardization – Surrey	Inactive	The base line was established over 40 years ago.
CL#247	Tape Standardization – Coquitlam	Inactive	The base line was established over 40 years ago.
CL#244	Reserves for Survey Control Monuments	Inactive	Reserves have been canceled by Order in Council
CL#240	Integrated Surveys – Elkford, Granisle and Mackenzie	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#239	Land Registry Act – Highway Access (see Circular Letter 223)	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#238	Tape Bases – Cranbrook, Penticton and Kelowna	Inactive	The base line was established over 40 years ago and certain aluminum plugs may no longer be in the ground.
CL#231	Integrated Survey Area No. 5 – Elkford	Superseded by CL#486	ISA listings and boundaries have been updated by CL#486
CL#216	Standardization Base – City of Vancouver	Inactive	The base line was established over 40 years ago and certain concrete monuments are no longer in the ground.
CL#215	Notice of Reserves	Inactive	Reserves have been canceled by Order in Council
CL#213	Accretions – Natural Boundary – Policy	Inactive	Information provided in this Circular Letter is out of date.
CL#205	Tape Standardization – North Vancouver	Inactive	The base line was established over 50 years ago and many or all of the brass plugs marking the base line are no longer in the ground.
CL#204	Tape Standardization – Surrey	Inactive	The base line was established over 50 years ago and copper nails marking the base line are no longer in the ground.