Circular Letters
Circular Letters formally provide information and clarification on Surveyor General Services policy and procedures, and also formally announce major business change requirements.
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#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#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#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#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#474 | 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. |