Understanding How To:
Apply to Use or Buy Crown Land
British Columbia is the third largest province in Canada and covers a total area of 94.8 million hectares (948000 square KM). B.C. is nearly four times the size of Great Britain and larger than any American state except Alaska.
Crown land is land that is owned by the Province of British Columbia. The Province is the steward of the land and can lease, license and sell Crown land for a variety of purposes including residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, tourism and recreational purposes.
- To obtain applications to use or purchase Crown Land, please visit: Application Forms Library at FrontCounter BC.
- To receive an update on the status of Crown Land applications, visit: Land Application Status Database.
- To find properties for sale, visit: Crown Land Administration Division (CLAD) for policy and more complex sales, and or Crown Land Partnership Sales for less complex or lower value sales.
- To find out about the Province's Crown Land Policies, visit: Crown Land Administration Division's Policy page.
Other Resources
- Integrated Cadastral Information Society is a resource for spatial data
- Land and Water Applications through FrontCounter BC
- Land Title Survey Authority is available for registering land titles as well as searching for land titles, conservation covenants, riparian rights and other related land title and land survey information
- Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts
- BC Parks
Contact
For more information about how to apply to use or buy Crown Land, please contact the nearest FrontCounter BC office or use the FrontCounter BC toll-free number: 1-877-855-3222.
