Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Land Use Plan

Last updated on April 8, 2025

The Cariboo-Chilcotin Land Use Plan (CCLUP), announced by the B.C. government in 1994, establishes the long-term balance of environment and economy in the Cariboo region.

The plan provides for:

  • Access to timber for the local forest industry
  • Certainty for mining, ranching and tourism industries
  • Conservation and recreation objectives for natural values
  • Economic and social stability
  • Increased opportunities for growth and investment throughout the region

CCLUP was designated as a higher level plan in 1996 under the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act (FPC). The CCLUP guided the application of the Code and other resource management activities within the plan area. When the FPC was replaced with the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) in 2004, the resource management objectives, targets and strategies in the CCLUP were carried forward under the Land Act for the purposes of FRPA.

Completion of seven sustainable resource management plans (SRMPs) covering the entire Cariboo region was a key part of implementing the CCLUP. These plans address CCLUP strategies and targets at a sub-regional scale through detailed objectives and strategies for the management of natural resources and environmental values. Completed by 2007, these plans were endorsed by government and stakeholders, and remain as non-legal guidance.

Using the SRMPs as a foundation, an order was made in 2010 under the Land Use Objectives Regulation of the Land Act to set legal direction for forestry activities with respect to key resource values in the CCLUP area. The order contains objectives for biodiversity, wildlife trees, old growth forest, critical habitat for fish, community areas of special concern, lakes, riparian areas, mature birch retention, grasslands, scenic areas, recreation trails, high value wetlands for moose, and grizzly bear.

Several wildlife management strategies were completed for the CCLUP area. These strategies led to the approval of orders under the Government Actions Regulation of FRPA for habitat designations and management requirements for mule deer, caribou and other wildlife species.

 

Status, Area & Location
Map of Cariboo-Chilcotin RLUP area

Plan Status: Approved, legally established
Plan Area: 8,391,234 hectares
Natural Resource Region: Cariboo
Natural Resource Districts: 100 Mile House, Quesnel, Cariboo-Chilcotin
Timber Supply Areas:  100 Mile House, Quesnel, Williams Lake, Cascadia

Contact information

Contact us if you have questions about land use planning in the Cariboo region.

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400-640 Borland Street, Williams Lake BC V2G 4T1