Legal Land Descriptions by Province

Alberta uses the Dominion Land Survey system. Legal land descriptions identify wells, farms, and parcels using township, range, meridian, section, and LSD.

Saskatchewan shares the DLS system with Alberta. Section and quarter-section references are common in agricultural and resource industry records.

British Columbia primarily uses the National Topographic System for oil, gas, and resource permits. The northeast Peace Region also uses DLS.

Manitoba uses both the DLS rectangular system and the historical River Lot system along the Red and Assiniboine rivers.

Ontario uses geographic township descriptions with named townships, concession numbers, and lot numbers — distinct from the western DLS grid.