Geo Solutions to support rapidly developing land administration regimes on Canada Lands Peter Sullivan - Surveyor General of Canada Lands, International Boundary Commissioner - Canada

Canada Lands are transforming Devolution to Northern Territories – Yukon, NWT, Nunavut Transfer of administration to territorial and indigenous governments; Indigenous Land Claims – over the last 20 years Canada has surveyed an area equivalent to several countries in Europe; Self-government – the emerging challenge, ensuring that First Nations have the cadastral systems to activate their land base.

Nunavut \ NWT boundary

Nunavut Final Agreement 1200 Parcels Surveyed (not all parcels were surveyed)

The monument on the upper left is typical of what you’ll find across the prairies. The other photo shows the 49th between Idaho and British Columbia NEXT SLIDE

First Nations Reserves (~3000)

Geodetic Infrastructure Canadian Active Control System Web Services My CLSS Plan Browser Cadastral Data Imagery Canada Lands on Google Earth www.NRCan.gc.ca Earth Sciences

“Parcel Fabric Renewal - Towards a community-based Gaps: Integrated land management (registry, surveys, land use planning); parcel definition (mixture of formal and informal tenure); capacity development (access to professional capacity). 5 Pilot Projects “Parcel Fabric Renewal - Towards a community-based Cost-effective and timely, land development framework.” http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca/files/earthsciences/pdf/land-surveys/ParcelFabricRenewal-Final-EN.pdf