LANDS AND SURVEYS BRANCH 



Moon River, Parry Sound Forest District. 

 Photo by V. Mann. 



Lands and Surveys Branch is divided into three sections with 

 duties and responsibilities as follows. 



LANDS 



Administration of public lands and their disposition by 

 sale, patent, vesting order, quit claim deed, lease, licence of 

 occupation, or land use permit; release of reservations in 

 patents, assignments and cancellations; and reservation of 

 lands for public and government uses. 



LAND ACQUISITION AND PLANNING 



Recommendations and applications for purchase of private 

 lands for public uses; development and co-ordination of 

 land use plans in all districts for the management of renew- 

 able, natural resources; Recreational Land Inventory Sector 

 of Canada Land Inventory; co-ordination of departmental 

 A.R.D.A. projects; and liaison with Department of Agricul- 

 ture and Food in private lands and with other Departments 

 on the socio-economic implications of land use objectives. 



Water Resources Management and approval of dams; 

 licences of occupation for dams; flooding and diversions; 

 issuance and servicing of Water Power Lease Agreements; 

 engineering consultations; feasibility studies, inspections, 

 reports, and access roads. 



SURVEYS 



Examination, recording and custody of original plans and 

 field notes of restoration of original Crown survey points, 

 retracement and municipal surveys, and surveys of Crown 

 lands for disposition; map compilation; authorization of 

 geographical names; and distribution of maps, publications 

 and copies of survey records. 



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