Crown Land: Indicators and Statistics - Ministry of Forests

While there have been a large number of grants
issued in the residential sector, the actual area of
land granted is relatively small. Between 2000/2001
and 2008/2009, the average area of grants for the
residential sector was 2.7 hectares.
In the agriculture and related activities sector, a large
number of grants are also issued, but in this sector the
area granted is also large, and accounts for 85.5% of
the total area granted in the province. The average
area of grants for agriculture and related activities is
81 hectares.
Crown Land:
Indicators and
98 Statistics Report
Most residential grants are competitive sales (through
Multiple Listings Service), while agriculture grants
are often through a lease to purchase agreement.
The sectors that require Crown grants vary by subregion.
Table 16 shows the sector with the largest
proportion of Crown grants issued between 2000
and 2009 for each sub-region, and the sector with
the largest percentage of Crown land area granted
between 2000 and 2009 for reach sub-region.
Table 16 Sectors with Largest Share of Crown Grants by Sub-region, 2000/2001 to 2008/2009
Sub-region Sector
Percentage of
Grants Issued
Sector
Percentage of
Area Granted
Thompson-Okanagan Residential 70.9% Residential 26.4%
Cariboo Residential 48.3% Agriculture and
related activities
90.8%
Kootenay Residential 78.6% Public Services 61.2%
Omineca Residential 55.4% Agriculture and
related activities
Peace Agriculture & related
activities
70.7% Agriculture and
related activities
Skeena Residential 41.6% Agriculture and
related activities
81.7%
97.6%
85.7%
South Coast Residential 58.6% Residential 43.0%
West Coast Residential 40.1% Residential 36.0%
Source: Tantalis