LANDS AND SURVEYS BRANCH 



Objectives 



1. To administer and dispose of public lands, including lands 

 under water and water power sites. 



2. To develop and implement Land Use plans and to acquire lands 



as the plans require. 



3. To conduct Crown surveys, maintain survey records and provide 

 mapping services. 



4. To undertake engineering consultation, studies and planning 

 for fish and wildlife projects. 



Organization 



Lands and Surveys Branch is divided into four 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 occu- 

 pation, or land use permit; release of reservations in patents, 

 assignments and cancellations; reservation of lands for public 

 and government uses; and maintenance of Wilderness Areas. 



LAND ACQUISITION AND PLANNI^a 



Recommendations and applications for purchase of private lands 

 for public uses; deveiopi;?ent and co-ordination of land use plans 

 in all districts for r.anagerrent of renewable, natural resources; 

 Recreational Land Inventory Sector of Canada Land Inventory; 

 co-ordination of departmental A.R.D.A. projects; and liaison with 

 Department of Agriculture and Food on private lands. 



SURVEYS 



Examination, reccrdinr ?nd 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; distribution 

 of maps, publications and copies of survey records. 



ENGINEERING 



Approval of dams; licences of occupation for dams, flooding and 

 diversions; water resource management; issuance and servicing of 

 Water Power Lease Agreements; engineering consultations; feasi- 

 bility studies, inspections, reports, planning for fish culture 



