SPAR access requirements
Last updated on March 27, 2024Access to the Seed Planning and Registry (SPAR) application can be obtained for a company or client registered in the application. To obtain access, ministry users will need an IDIR and non-ministry users will need a business level BCeID. Please select from the following options below to learn more about how to request SPAR access.
Please visit the BCeID webpage to learn more about business BCeID profiles, resetting your BCeID password and managing your account.
For non-ministry users
For consultants ordering on behalf of forestry clients
To access SPAR, consultants must have a Business B.C. Government Electronic ID (BCeID).
- For information on BCeID, go to the Electronic Forest Management (e-FM) website.
If you are a consultant submitting seedling requests on behalf of your client, please provide documentation from your client authorizing you to access their client account. Please send authorizations to FORHTIP.SEEDHELP@gov.bc.ca
Once you have a BCeID, you can request SPAR access.
- Go to the Electronic Forest Management Application Access form for SPAR.
- If you are submitting seedling requests on behalf of your client, please provide documentation from your client authorizing you to access their client account.
| Security Level | Authorized Actions |
|---|---|
| View and Report | View seedlot and vegetative lot information online and download or print reports. |
| Silviculture Supervisor | View seedlot and vegetative lot information online and download or print reports. View, enter, update, approve and report on seedling requests for their agency. Allocate lots owned by their agency as reserved or surplus. |
| Private Nursery | View seedlot and vegetative lot information online and download or print reports. Enter sowing dates for their nursery. View and report on seedling requests assigned to their nursery. |
Forestry clients
To access SPAR, forestry clients (woodlot owners, licensees, consultants accessing their own company) must have a Business B.C. Government Electronic ID (BCeID).
- For information on BCeID, go to the Electronic Forest Management (e-FM) website.
Once you have a BCeID, you can request SPAR access.
| Security Level | Authorized Actions |
|---|---|
| View and Report | View seedlot and vegetative lot information online and download or print reports. |
| Silviculture Supervisor | View seedlot and vegetative lot information online and download or print reports. View, enter, update, approve and report on seedling requests for their agency. Allocate lots owned by their agency as reserved or surplus. |
| Private Nursery | View seedlot and vegetative lot information online and download or print reports. Enter sowing dates for their nursery. View and report on seedling requests assigned to their nursery. |
For government staff
For Forest Investment Program (FIP) staff
Government staff working for the FIP program can get access by submitting their IDIR and the required security level to the SPAR Administrator by email to: FORHTIP.SEEDHELP@gov.bc.ca
- The three security levels available are:
| Security Level | Authorized Actions |
|---|---|
| View and Report | View seedlot and vegetative lot information online and download or print reports. |
| Silviculture Staff | View seedlot and vegetative lot information online and download or print reports. View, enter and update and report on seedling requests. |
| Silviculture Supervisor | View seedlot and vegetative lot information online and download or print reports. View, enter, update, approve and report on seedling requests Allocate lots as reserved or surplus. |
For BCTS staff
| Business Area | Business Area Code |
|---|---|
| Babine | TBA |
| Cariboo-Chilcotin | TCC |
| Chinook | TCH |
| Kamloops | TKA |
| Kootenay | TKO |
| Okanagan-Columbia | TOC |
| Peace-Liard | TPL |
| Prince George | TPG |
| Seaward/tlasta | TST |
| Skeena | TSK |
| Strait of Georgia | TSG |
| Stuart-Nechako | TSN |
Security levels available to government staff
For district and regional staff
| Security Level | Authorized Actions |
|---|---|
| View and Report | View seedlot and vegetative lot information online and download or print reports. |
| Silviculture Staff | View seedlot and vegetative lot information online and download or print reports. View, enter and update and report on seedling requests. |
| Silviculture Supervisor | View seedlot and vegetative lot information online and download or print reports. View, enter, update, approve and report on seedling requests, Allocate lots as reserved or surplus. |
For registering seedlots in SPAR
Seedlot or Veglot Registration - Collection from a Natural Stand (Class B)
Both ministry and non-ministry users will need Silviculture Supervisor access to register natural stand (class B) seedlots in SPAR. Please note that Ministry Users may enter and update lots within their own Organizational Unit and Non-Ministry Users may enter and update lots where their sign in client profile matches the Applicant Client.
To obtain access please use the Electronic Forest Management Application Access form for SPAR.
Seedlot Registration - Collection from Parent Trees in an Orchard (Class A)
Both ministry and non-ministry users will need Silviculture Supervisor and Orchard level access to register orchard seedlots (class A) seedlots in SPAR. Please note that Ministry Users may enter and update lots within their own Organizational Unit and Non-Ministry Users may enter and update lots where their sign in client profile matches the Applicant Client.
To obtain access, please send an email to FORHTIP.SEEDHELP@gov.bc.ca. Please make a note that you will need entering A class seedlots in SPAR and provide your BCeID/IDIR and the client name or client number that you will be registering seedlots for.
Contact information
Government staff can get access by submitting their IDIR user ID and the required security level to the SPAR Administrator by email.