The Residential Program provides Crown land for permanent residential development by individuals and private developers. Crown land may be made available in urban and rural areas either by public tender or public lot draw.
In remote areas, where the need for residential land cannot be met by the private sector, Crown land may be available by application. Crown land may also be available when residential use is required in support of an industrial or commercial activity.
Individual applications for new recreational or residential shoreland tenures are not accepted. However, a limited number of existing shoreland residential lots may be in the Crown land sales inventory and available for purchase.
The following documents should be reviewed prior to submitting your application:
The following documents must be completed prior to submitting your application:
Eligibility for residential tenures is detailed in the Eligibility section of the operational policy (PDF, 223KB). For more information or if you have questions please contact FrontCounter BC prior to submitting your application.
There are restrictions on new tenures and obtaining more than one tenure per family unit. New shoreland tenures are not currently being offered but replacement tenures are
Depending on the intended use, the services and access available, and the required tenure term, a lease or licence of occupation may be issued by the Province.
Pricing and tenure term for lease and licence tenures is as follows:
At no time will annual rent be less than $675 year.
The most common reason for delay is submission of an incomplete application, which is then returned to the applicant.
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