Survey Registry and Systems

The SGB is mandated through various acts and regulations to provide a system for management of cadastral surveys on Canada Lands to ensure Canada has the boundary certainty required to exert its sovereignty and meet its legal obligations.   SGB is also required to ensure effective and efficient accessibility to its survey information for Canada Lands.

Legislation – Access to relevant acts and regulations dealing with the administrative and survey requirements for surveys of Canada Lands.

Standards and Frameworks – Any surveyor engaged to undertake a legal survey or prepare a plan of Canada Lands must carry out the work in accordance with the instructions of the Surveyor General.

Registry – The Survey Registry contains cadastral survey plans, field notes and related documents to support property rights on Canada Lands through the Canada Lands Survey Records. Also, records associated with the various boundary commissions that established the jurisdictional and administrative boundaries of Canada.

Cadastral Data Management – The SGB creates and maintains three types of cadastral data designed and suited for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications.  They are available to any parties with an interest in property rights on Canada Lands.  They include the Canada Lands Digital Cadastral Data, National Framework Canada Lands Administrative Boundaries and a KMZ Data Set for use with Google Earth.

Land Surveying Profession – The Association of Canada Lands Surveyors (ACLS) is the national licensing body for regulating all professionals surveying on Canada Lands.