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Land Use

Last updated on September 18, 2020

The Provincial Government develops, manages and maintains the fundamental datasets for determining land ownership, rights and jurisdiction in British Columbia.

Land that can be owned in B.C. is divided into parcels. Land parcels may be owned by governments, companies, organizations or persons. A cadastre is a register that describes the ownership, location and dimensions of land parcels.

Integrated Land & Resource Registry

The Integrated Land & Resource Registry (ILRR) is a consolidation of land rights and legal interests in British Columbia, including information on Crown land status.

Crown Land Registry

The Crown Land Registry (Tantalis) is an internal B.C. Goverment database application used to record rights, interests and encumbrances on Crown land under the legislative requirements of the Land Act.

Integrated Cadastral Fabric

The Integrated Cadastral Fabric represents the current state of surveyed and titled parcels on Crown and private land.

Contacts for First Nation Consultation Areas

The Contacts for First Nation Consultation Areas Public Map Service provides preliminary contact information for First Nations who may have treaty or established rights or, assert aboriginal rights or title within the area queried. These contacts are based on knowledge currently available to the Province.

The Natural Resource Sector Business Service Desk provides support for geospatial applications and services related to natural resources.

Experienced staff are available to respond to questions by phone or email. All queries are tracked and kept open until a satisfactory outcome has been reached.

By phone:

  • Within Victoria: 250 952-6801
  • Toll free within B.C.: 1 866 952-6801

By email:

Hours of operation are Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

GeoBC

GeoBC manages the register of land ownership, rights and jurisdiction in British Columbia.