Crown Land: Indicators and Statistics - Ministry of Forests

Table 12 Tenure and Grant Types
Tenures
Type Description
Lease Issued where long-term tenure is required, substantial improvements are proposed and/or
where definite boundaries are required in order to avoid land use and property conflicts.
Licence Issued when minimum improvements are proposed, or where short-term tenure
is required. May also be used to allow high demand areas or parcels to be used by
numerous users.
Right-of-Way Used to authorize linear uses of Crown land for transportation, communication, energy
production and utility developments.
Reserves and Notations Reserves: Established by application, from federal and provincial government agencies
and government corporations, over high value sites required for public purposes
including research and education.
Notations: Records an interest in Crown land by another provincial ministry or agency.
Permit Authorizes the right to carry out a specified activity for a short period, but does not allow
the construction of any improvements on the land.
Transfer of Administration
and Control
Grants
Transfers administration and control of Crown land to the federal government for
purposes such as Indian Reserves, National Parks, public wharves or airports.
Transfers administration of Crown land to another provincial agency when it is in the
public interest to have the land administered by an agency with more specialized interest
or resource management mandate.
Direct Sales Crown land sold in fee simple to one or more interested parties without public offering.
Sponsored Crown Grant Transfers of Crown land from the province to public sector organizations at less than
market value (Section 5.5).
Lease to Purchase Conversion of Land Act tenures to private ownership (permitted under some Crown land
programs).
Land Exchange A transfer of land between the province and other parties.
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