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Surveys Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Ontario
Document type
Legislation
Date
1990 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Basic legislation Land tenure Survey/mapping Subdivision of land Land-use planning Inspection
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Act lays down provisions relating to land survey. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms employed therein, such as “ascertainable point”, “broken concession”, “broken lot”, “irregular lot”, “regular lot”, “land”, “lost corner”, “last as side line”, “proofline”. Article 2 establishes that no survey of land for the purpose of defining, locating or describing any line, boundary or corner of a parcel of land is valid unless made by a surveyor or under the personal supervision of a surveyor. Moreover, every surveyor shall make and preserve exact and regular field notes of all his surveys and shall keep a proper record and index of all such notes. The Act consists of 62 articles divided into 11 Parts as follows: General (I); Front and rear townships (II); Single front townships (III); Double front townships (IV); Sectional townships with double fronts (V); Sectional townships with single fronts (VI); Sectional townships with sections and quarter sections (VII); Municipal and crown resurvey (VIII); Plans of subdivision (IX); Surveys of land under the public transportation and highway improvement act (X); Miscellaneous (XI).

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.on.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Ontario Regulation (O. Reg. 217/10).

Legislation | Canada | 2010

Keyword: Land tenure, Survey/mapping, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ontario Co-ordinate System (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1028).

Legislation | Canada | 1990

Keyword: Land tenure, Survey/mapping, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX