Working on the Land Base
B.C. is comprised of 94% provincial Crown land, 1% federal Crown land and 5% private land. Learn more about these different land types and appropriate uses for them.
Services and information topics
Resource roads
Resource roads are found on Crown land but are not part of the provincial highway system. They are frequently used by industrial vehicles involved in forestry, mining, oil and gas, clean energy, or agriculture operations. They also provide access to communities and high value recreation in remote areas.
Natural resource permitting
To work with British Columbia’s natural resources, you need the proper authorizations. The Province offers guidance and services to help you through the application process, whether you are applying for a routine permit or planning a major project.
Natural Resource Major Projects
Major projects range in scope, scale, and complexity. They typically have a significant capital investment, involve multiple complex provincial and federal government applications and authorizations. These cover the different activities and uses of natural resources on the land and consider all significant environmental or social values.
All-seasons Resorts
The British Columbia provincial government works with many partners to provide timely decisions for new mountain resort proposals, major resort expansions and other existing projects, such as large marinas.
Doing Business on the Land Base
Opportunities are regularly sought in the natural resource sector to improve sector administration and health and safety requirements for workers, clients, and contractors. This could include new application systems, eligibility criteria or other matters aligned with the opportunity and value associated with activities on the land base.
Client number
The Ministry of Forests assigns a client number to each legal entity, individual and unregistered sole proprietor it does business with. The client number is used for a range of purposes including invoicing clients, awarding contracts, making payments, sending correspondence, and other business reasons.
Fossil management
Fossils are part of B.C.'s natural heritage and include preserved remains of organisms in rock and biological activity such as footprints called trace fossils. The Fossil Management Office provides information, guidance and policies to support protection and management of fossils and fossil sites in B.C.
Archaeology
​Archaeological sites are the physical evidence of where and how people lived in the past. These sites are an irreplaceable part of B.C. history and are critically important to First Nations communities.