The primary objective of the Canada Lands Survey System is to provide the foundation to establish property rights on Canada Lands, by defining, describing and documenting the extent of all land interests. An additional objective is to provide standards for customized survey products for land-interest holders, as required.

Certain activities are linked to the management of the land survey programs of administering departments, as required under Section 25 of the Canada Lands Surveys Act.

Committed Outputs

• Comprehensive survey system standards, instructions, guidelines, quality monitoring, signed partnership agreements, and access to the Canada Lands Survey System for clients, stakeholders and users;
• Clearly defined, described and delineated boundaries, including the ground-based property boundary fabric;
• Standards for a range of survey products produced for land-interest holders adapted to each of the 23 property-rights systems, and appropriate to each land transaction to meet local tenure and system requirements;

Committed Outcomes

• Effective and efficient land administration for, and by, Aboriginal and northern communities, national parks and off-shore administrators, and any land-interest holder or prospective land-interest holder on Canada Lands
• Unambiguous definition of the extent of property ownership in support of peaceful and unimpeded sustainable resource and community development
• Economic development on Canada Lands