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Online Records

All current titles from 1990 onward and most documents and plans are stored online and are available electronically via the LTSA’s Search Services access via myLTSA Enterprise.

1851-1874 Crown Land Grant Rec. 1851-1874, images.
1854-58' RETURN OF LANDS SOLD IN VANCOUVER'S ISLAND, 1854-58
1869-1930 Crown Land Grants 1869-1930, images.
1860-1971 British Columbia, Crown Land Pre-emption Registers, 1860-1971
1860-1864 Early Cariboo-Chilcotin Pre-Emptions, 1860-1864
1870-1930 Search: Land Grants of Western Canada, 1870-1930 Library and Archives Canada
1884 Land Grant Applicants, 1884
1885-1949 Dominion Land Branch Records, 1885-1949, images.

Royal British Columbia Museum (Provincial Archives)

Surveyor General Crown Lands Registry Services

Original Crown grants are at:
Surveyor General Crown Lands Registry Services
Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks
3400 Davidson Avenue
Victoria, BC V8Z 3P8
CANADA

The Government Access Tool for Online Retrieval (GATOR) is an easy-to-use, online search and retrieval system which enables the search of information from the B.C. Crown land registry, Tantalis.

BC Land Title and Survey

The Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA) now manages all historical land title and survey records relating to Crown land and alienated Crown land (private property) dating back to the 1850s. Access to the original land titles is restricted; therefore, it is necessary to consult with a registry agent, also known as a title search agent, to access them for you. Staff of the LTSA cannot undertake such research for you. You must provide the full legal description, a specific civic address, or the parcel identifier (PID) number of the property in which you are interested.

Additional Information

For additional information see:

References

↑ Murphy, Sharon L., Brenda Dougall Merriman, and Frances Coe. "British Columbia Land Records - International Institute, " International Institute of Genealogical Studies (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/British_Columbia_Land_Records_%28National_Institute%29.

[1] Murphy, Sharon L., Brenda Dougall Merriman, and Frances Coe. "British Columbia Land Records - International Institute, " International Institute of Genealogical Studies (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/British_Columbia_Land_Records_%28National_Institute%29.

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