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Survey Plans establish official boundaries defining the extent of a person's ownership , or other rights in land. The word "land" includes renewable and non-renewable resources, such as petroleum and mineral resources, which are in or on the land.
A legal survey plan consists of two parts:
- a demarcation on the ground of the boundaries of the rights; and
- a legally authorized document depicting the location of the boundaries.
The federal government maintains registers for Canada Lands, which are lands held in trust for the people of Canada or certain groups of Canadians. By demarcating the limits of each property, legal surveys protect an individual's investment in land and ensure that the government can fulfill its responsibilities.
Most surveys of Canada Lands are contracted to surveyors in private practice. To ensure high quality surveys, the Surveyor General prepares standards, issues instructions, examines surveys and records the documentation in the Canada Lands Survey Records (CLSR). The CLSR presently holds more than 60 000 related documents dating to the early days of Canada. This information is used daily in the development of Canada Lands and is accessible to the general public.
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