Legal Land Descriptions by Province
Province-specific guides for legal land descriptions across Canada.
Alberta
Alberta uses the Dominion Land Survey system. Legal land descriptions identify wells, farms, and parcels using township, range, meridian, section, and LSD.
Read guideSaskatchewan
Saskatchewan shares the DLS system with Alberta. Section and quarter-section references are common in agricultural and resource industry records.
Read guideBritish Columbia
British Columbia primarily uses the National Topographic System for oil, gas, and resource permits. The northeast Peace Region also uses DLS.
Read guideManitoba
Manitoba uses both the DLS rectangular system and the historical River Lot system along the Red and Assiniboine rivers.
Read guideOntario
Ontario uses geographic township descriptions with named townships, concession numbers, and lot numbers — distinct from the western DLS grid.
Read guideProvince Converters
Use these tools to convert legal land descriptions to GPS coordinates for each province.