Directions to Land Surveyors

From time to time, LTSA circulates direction to all land surveyors on specific Application and Survey Plan requirements.

Access these informal direction documents using the links below. Download current versions of all Surveyor General forms noted in the direction documents.

DIRECTION NUMBER	DIRECTION TITLE	PUBLISH DATE
Direction No. 19	Seeking Surveyor General Approval for Amended Plans to be Filed in the Land Title Office	October 31, 2024
Direction No. 18	Disposing of provincial public highway through section 58 of the Land Act	Updated December 4, 2024
Direction No. 17	Large Historic District Lots	January 26, 2022
Direction No. 16	Surveys of Crown Land Pursuant to the Land Title Act and Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General	Updated November 25, 2024
Direction No. 15	Establishment of Highway over Untitled Crown Land	Updated December 4, 2024
Direction No. 14	Accretion and Natural Boundary Adjustment Applications within the Regional District of Central Kootenay	Updated October 30, 2023
Direction No. 12	Electronic Submission of Statutory Applications to the Surveyor General	Updated November 25, 2024
Direction No. 9	Information on the Body of a Plan which will be Deposited into a Land Title Office	Updated December 2010
Direction No. 3	Surveyor General Division Fees When Survey Performed at the Direction of Government	Updated November 25, 2024

Directions to Land Surveyors are periodically reviewed and updated for usability and relevance. Directions which have been superseded or are outdated have been removed from the above table.

Summary of Changes - Directions to Land Surveyors

From time to time, the Surveyor General Division reviews all Directions to Land Surveyors for usability and relevance.

A summary of all changes is provided below:

DIRECTION NUMBER	DIRECTION TITLE	PUBLISH DATE	STATUS	EXPLANATORY NOTES
Direction No. 18	Disposing of provincial public highway through section 58 of the Land Act	Updated December 2024	Active	Updated to reflect ministry name change for Ministry of Transportation and Transit.
Direction No. 18	Disposing of provincial public highway through section 58 of the Land Act	Updated October 2023	Active	Updated to reflect change of Ministry responsible for relevant portions of the Land Act from Ministry of Forests to Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Direction No. 18	Disposing of provincial public highway through section 58 of the Land Act	Created September 26, 2022	Active	Created to provide direction on disposing of provincial public highway through s. 58 of the Land Act. This Direction was originally published as a “Policy and Procedure” paper but the content was transitioned to this Direction.
Direction No. 17	Large Historic District Lots	Created January 2022	Active	Created to provide direction on large historic district lots.
Direction No. 16	Surveys of Crown Land Pursuant to the Land Title Act and Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General	Updated November 2024	Active	Updated to acknowledge survey plan preparation methods now available through SurveyHub, as well as changes to Surveyor General policy on approval of plans of Crown land being deposited into the land title register.
Direction No. 16	Surveys of Crown Land Pursuant to the Land Title Act and Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General	Updated October 2023	Active	Updated to reflect change of Ministry responsible for relevant portions of the Land Title Act and Land Act from Ministry of Forests to Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Direction No. 16	Surveys of Crown Land Pursuant to the Land Title Act and Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General	Updated June 2023	Active	Updated to reflect the change of name of the BC Energy Regulator (BCER) and to remove s.9(1) Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act plans
Direction No. 16	Surveys of Crown Land Pursuant to the Land Title Act and Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General	Updated April 2022	Active	Updated to reflect Ministry of Forests name change
Direction No. 16	Surveys of Crown Land Pursuant to the Land Title Act and Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General	Updated March 2022	Active	Updated to clarify section 80 Land Act and section 9(1) Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act submissions.
Direction No. 16	Surveys of Crown Land Pursuant to the Land Title Act and Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General	Updated June 2020	Active	Updated to reflect changes to submissions due to Web Filing
Direction No. 16	Surveys of Crown Land Pursuant to the Land Title Act and Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General	May 2018	Active	None
Direction No. 15	Establishment of Highway over Untitled Crown Land	Updated December 2024	Active	Updated to reflect ministry name change for Ministry of Transportation and Transit.
Direction No. 15	Establishment of Highway over Untitled Crown Land	Updated October 2023	Active	Updated to reflect change of Ministry responsible for relevant portions of the Land Title Act and Land Act from Ministry of Forests to Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.
Direction No. 15	Establishment of Highway over Untitled Crown Land	Updated June 2023	Active	Updated to include policy on applications under s. 80 of the Land Act.
Direction No. 15	Establishment of Highway over Untitled Crown Land	Updated April 2022	Active	Updated to reflect Ministry of Forests name change
Direction No. 15	Establishment of Highway over Untitled Crown Land	April 2018	Active	None
Direction No. 14	Accretion and Natural Boundary Adjustment Applications within the Regional District of Central Kootenay	Updated October 2023	Active	Updated to reflect change of Ministry responsible for relevant portions of the Land Title Act from Ministry of Forests to Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Direction No. 14	Accretion and Natural Boundary Adjustment Applications within the Regional District of Central Kootenay	Updated April 2022	Active	Updated to reflect Ministry of Forests name change
Direction No. 14	Accretion and Natural Boundary Adjustment Applications within the Regional District of Central Kootenay	February 2017	Active	None
Direction No. 13	Plan Requirements for Additions to Well Site Areas	October 2013 (Retired February 2024)	Retired	Information for wellsite plan requirements is contained within BCER documentation
Direction No. 13	Plan Requirements for Additions to Well Site Areas	October 2013	Active	None
Direction No. 12	Electronic Submission of Statutory Applications to the Surveyor General	Updated November 2024	Active	Updated to acknowledge survey plan preparation methods now available through SurveyHub.
Direction No. 12	Electronic Submission of Statutory Applications to the Surveyor General	Updated January 2023	Active	Minor update to reflect current practice regarding s. 118(1)
Direction No. 12	Electronic Submission of Statutory Applications to the Surveyor General	Updated September 2022	Active	Minor update to reflect current practice regarding s. 58
Direction No. 12	Electronic Submission of Statutory Applications to the Surveyor General	Updated June 2020	Active	Updated to reflect changes to submissions due to Web Filing
Direction No. 12	Electronic Submission of Statutory Applications to the Surveyor General	Updated July 2018	Active	Updated to reflect current practice.
Direction No. 11	Submission of Electronic Land Title Act Survey Plans to the Surveyor General	August 2012	Retired	Pertinent information is retained in Direction No. 16
Direction No. 10	Surveys of Titled Crown Land: Obtaining Consent of the Crown as Owner and Obtaining the Signature of the Surveyor General	August 2012	Retired	Pertinent information is retained in Direction No. 16
Direction No. 9	Information on the Body of a Plan which will be Deposited into a Land Title Office	Updated December 2010	Active	This Direction specifically addresses how to show unregistered plans on plan images.
Direction No. 8	Electronic Filing System – New Forms	April 2010	Retired	Form updates now available through LTSA announcements.
Direction No. 7	Documents to Guide Preparation of Electronic Plans	Updated March 2013	Retired	Plan specifications now contained in Survey Rules and Directors Requirements.
Direction No. 6	New Electronic Forms Available and Guidance on Plan Orientation	April 2009	Retired	Form updates now available through LTSA announcements.
Direction No. 5	Plan Image Version Control	Updated November 2024	Retired	This Direction has been retired as it references outdated guidelines that are no longer required.
Direction No. 5	Plan Image Version Control	April 2009	Active	None
Direction No. 4	Posting Plans: Completion of Application to Deposit Plan at Land Title Office Form	July 2008	Retired	None
Direction No. 3	Surveyor General Division Fees When Survey Performed at the Direction of Government	Updated November 2024	Active	Updated to acknowledge survey plan preparation methods now available through SurveyHub.
Direction No. 3	Surveyor General Division Fees When Survey Performed at the Direction of Government	Updated October 2023	Active	Updated to reflect change of Ministry responsible for relevant portions of the Land Act from Ministry of Forests to Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Direction No. 3	Surveyor General Division Fees When Survey Performed at the Direction of Government	Updated April 2022	Active	Updated to reflect Ministry of Forests name change
Direction No. 3	Surveyor General Division Fees When Survey Performed at the Direction of Government	Updated June 2020	Active	Updated to reflect changes to submissions due to Web Filing
Direction No. 3	Surveyor General Division Fees When Survey Performed at the Direction of Government	Updated June 2018	Active	Updated to include link to LTSA Fee Schedule.
Direction No. 2	Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Electronic Survey Plan Process: Process for Obtaining Approval of Electronic Plans	Updated November 2024	Retired	This Direction has been retired as it references outdated guidelines that are no longer required.
Direction No. 2	Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Electronic Survey Plan Process: Process for Obtaining Approval of Electronic Plans	August 2008	This Direction has been re-written and is before the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for review (as at August 16, 2018).	Once this Direction is finalized and published to the LTSA website, ABCLS members will be notified through the News from the ABCLS.
Direction No. 1	Technical Specifications: Plan Size and Orientation, Font Type	September 2008	Deleted	Plan specifications now contained in Survey Rules and Directors Requirements.