How to Apply for Crown Land

Crown land is available for a wide range of purposes to provide opportunities for sustainable economic development. (Program Factsheet). Applications for land tenures should be made to the FrontCounter BC office nearest you.

Crown land applications are available for the following uses:

Programs

• Adventure Tourism/Commercial Recreation
• Aggregates and Quarry Materials
• Agriculture - Extensive
• Agriculture - Intensive
• Airports
• All Seasons Resorts/Alpine Skiing
• Aquaculture
• Commercial - General
• Communication Sites
• Community and Institutional Use
• Film
• Floating Home Community
• Golf Courses
• Grazing
• Industrial - General
• Log Handling
• Marinas and Yacht Clubs
• Mining
• Ocean Energy
• Oil and Gas
• Private Moorage
• Residential
• Roadways
• Utilities
• Waterpower
• Wind Power

Application Fees

• Crown land application fee structure [pdf]
• Miscellaneous fee structure (including research and copy charges) [pdf]

General Information to Assist You With Your Application:

• Rural Property Tax
• Property Transfer Tax
• Riparian Rights and Public Foreshore Use in the Administration of Aquatic Crown Land [pdf]
• Complaint Form [pdf] / [word]
• A Practical Guide to Effective Coordination of Resource Tenures [pdf]