Natural resource compliance reports and statistics
Last updated on May 14, 2024The Compliance and Enforcement Branch (CEB) Annual Reports provide insight into the array of tools and options Natural Resource Officers use to deal with alleged contraventions to British Columbia's (B.C.'s) natural resource laws.
Compliance and enforcement in the natural resource sector
Natural resource activities in B.C. are regulated by a wide range of legislation. The Compliance and Enforcement (CEB) annual reports provide information on the compliance and enforcement activities conducted relating to the following Acts and their associated regulations:
- Forest Act
- Range Act
- Wildfire Act
- Forest and Range Practices Act
- Land Act
- Water Sustainability Act
- Heritage Conservation Act
The annual reports detail how CEB ensures the efficient delivery of services through well-established priorities and supports important provincial-wide initiatives, such as emergency response efforts and reconciliation through genuine collaborations with our First Nations and Indigenous partners.
Annual reports
- Annual Report for April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 (PDF, 1.5MB)
- Annual Report for April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 (PDF, 2MB)
- Annual Report for April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 (PDF, 10MB)
- Annual Report for April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 (PDF, 2MB)
- Annual Report for April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019 (PDF, 4MB)
- Annual Report for April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 (PDF, 7MB)
- Annual Report for April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 (PDF, 2 MB)
- Annual Report for April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 (PDF, 5.5 MB)
- Annual Report for April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 (PDF, 6.9 MB)
- Annual Report for April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014 (PDF, 2.1MB)
- Annual Report for April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 (PDF, 1.9MB)
- Annual Report for April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 (PDF, 2MB)
- Annual Report for April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011 (PDF, 1.9MB)
To report known or suspected violations of fisheries, wildlife, or environmental protection laws, see the How to report section on the Report All Poachers and Polluters page.
'Misuse' includes inappropriate or dangerous use of fire, water, timber, roads or any type of activity that could have a negative impact on publicly held (Crown) land.
Natural Resource Officers often inspect timber operations, timber storage and transportation facilities, foreshore developments and water authorizations by boat.