Crown Land Fees Regulation (B.C. Reg. 177/2003)

1 Application fees

2 Fees — general 2.1 Alpine skiing 2.2 Private moorage

3 Oil and Gas Commission

4 Transition Application fees

1 A person applying under the Land Act must pay to the Minister of Finance for the purposes itemized in Column 1 of the Schedule to this section the application fee set opposite that item in Column 2. Schedule Column 2 Item Column 1 Application Fee

1 Agriculture $250

2 Commercial Recreation — non-mechanized uses $250

3 General Commercial — excluding film production, marinas, golf courses $250

4 Grazing $250

5 Private Moorage $250

6 Institutional and Community $250

7 Residential $250

8 Transportation/roadways — public use, excluding ferry terminals and airports $250

9 Film Production $500

10 General Industrial — excludes Log Handling, Quarrying, Energy and Mining $500

11 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 247/2003 s. 1.]

12 Investigative Permits $500

13 Marina $500

14 Energy and Mining — excludes alternative power projects $500

15 Alpine Skiing — Type 1 (minor) operation $1 000

16 Communication Sites $1 000

17 Log Handling $1 000 file:///D/HTML/bc85578.htm[14.01.2025 19:44:33] Crown Land Fees Regulation

18 Public and Private Utilities — linear utilities less than 25 km long $1 000

19 Quarrying $1 000

20 Transportation/roadways — industrial use or private use, excludes ferry terminals and airports $1 000

21 Commercial Recreation — Mechanized uses - up to and including October 31, 2003 $250 - on and after November 1, 2003 $3 300

22 Federal Reserves/Transfers $3 300

23 Golf Courses $3 300

24 Alternative Power Projects — includes water and wind power $3 300

25 (a) Finfish — Aquaculture $4 925

25 (b) Shellfish — Aquaculture $1 200

26 Airports $50 for each hour of staff time with $25 minimum fee

27 Ferry Terminals — other than general commercial or general industrial use $50 for each hour of staff time with $25 minimum fee

28 Alpine Skiing — Type 2 (major) operation (a) New Ski Area     (i) interim agreement stage $10 000     (ii) master plan stage $15 000     (iii) master development agreement stage $15 000 (b) Expansion of Existing Ski Area     (i) interim agreement stage $5 000     (ii) master plan stage $10 000     (iii) master development agreement stage $10 000 (c) Major amendment to master plan $10 000

29 Head Leases $50 for each hour of staff time with $25 minimum fee

30 Public and Private Utilities — linear utilities 25 km or longer $50 for each hour of staff time with $25 minimum fee [am. B.C. Regs. 247/2003, s. 1; 4/2007, s. 1; 159/2007, s. 1.] file:///D/HTML/bc85578.htm[14.01.2025 19:44:33] Crown Land Fees Regulation Fees — general

2 A person must pay to the Minister of Finance for a matter itemized in Column 1 of the Schedule to this section the fee set opposite that item in Column 2. Schedule Column 2 Item Column 1 Fee

1 For an application for a declaration of intention under section 58 of the Land Act for inclusion of a waterbody or road in a Crown grant subdivision $500

2 For application for a replacement disposition or the 50% of the application conversion of an existing disposition to another form of fee disposition listed in the schedule to section 1 for the purpose listed or $200 whichever is more

3 (a) For an application for expansion of a Finfish aquaculture 50% of the application disposition fee listed in the Schedule to section 1 for Finfish aquaculture purposes

3 (b) For an application for expansion of a Shellfish 50% of the application aquaculture disposition fee listed in the Schedule to section 1 for Shellfish aquaculture purposes

4 For an application to amend an aquaculture disposition other than a minor amendment referred to in item 5 $500

5 For an application to process a minor amendment to a disposition requested by the holder of the disposition (including changes related to insurance, security and bonds, minor extensions to the term of the disposition to meet survey requirements, and other similar matters, but not including changes that substantially alter the terms and conditions of a disposition agreement) $100

6 For an application to process and approve any document evidencing the assignment of an interest passing under a disposition, including assignments by way of mortgage, and file:///D/HTML/bc85578.htm[14.01.2025 19:44:33] Crown Land Fees Regulation including consent to sub-tenure. Half-fee for each assignment in batch requests greater than 5 $250

7 For the preparation of a certified true copy of any legal document that has been issued pursuant to a disposition 50

8 For the extracting, reviewing, researching or compilation of $50 for each hour information from Land and Water BC Inc. records with $25 minimum fee

9 For an application to reinstate a cancelled disposition $300

10 For photocopying information from Land and Water BC Inc. $0.25 for each page records (single-sided), for requests of more than 20 pages (i.e. 20 pages or fewer is free; minimum charge is $5.25 for 21 pages)

11 For copying or printing of maps $10 each copy

12 For the issuance of survey instructions and the final plan examinations for surveys of Crown land, including easements or statutory rights of way less than 25 km in length $300

13 For the issuance of survey instructions and the final examination of survey plans of easements or statutory rights of way which are 25 km long or longer $50 per hour

14 For applications related to Alpine Skiing – Type 2 (major) operation, as follows: (a) an application to issue a disposition as provided by a master development agreement $250 (b) an application for a replacement of a master development agreement and its associated tenures $250 (c) an application to process and approve an assignment, mortgage or other disposition of an interest under a master development agreement and its associated tenures $250 [am. B.C. Regs. 247/2003, s. 2; 4/2007, s. 2; 159/2007, s. 2.] Alpine skiing 2.1 A person requesting a disposition under the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act in relation to a land use set out under items 15 or 28 of Column 1 of the Schedule to section 1 must pay to the Minister of Finance the fee set out opposite in Column 2. [en. B.C. Reg. 109/2005, s. (b).] Private moorage 2.2 A person applying under the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act in relation to a land use set out under item 5 of Column 1 of the Schedule to section 1 must pay to the file:///D/HTML/bc85578.htm[14.01.2025 19:44:33] Crown Land Fees Regulation Minister of Finance the fee set out opposite in Column 2. [en. B.C. Reg. 144/2008.] Oil and Gas Commission

3 No fees are payable in respect of an application described in section 1 and items 2, 5 and 6 of the Schedule to section 2 of this regulation if the Oil and Gas Commission is exercising its authority for that application under section 8 of the Oil and Gas Activities Act. [en. B.C. Reg. 247/2003, s. 3; am. B.C. Regs. 269/2010, Sch. s. 3; 91/2011.] Transition

4 If an applicant (a) paid the fees applicable on submission of an application under the Land Act Fees Regulation, B.C. Reg. 167/92, the Land Act Fees Regulation, B.C. Reg. 166/2003, the Land Act Fees Regulation, B.C. Reg. 176/2003, the Land Act Shellfish Aquaculture Fee Regulation, B.C. Reg. 232/99, or the Land Act Shellfish Aquaculture Fee Regulation, B.C. Reg. 175/2003, before this section was enacted, (b) has not paid the fees applicable on approval of an application and issuance of a disposition under Land Act Fees Regulation, B.C. Reg. 167/92, the Land Act Fees Regulation, B.C. Reg. 166/2003, the Land Act Fees Regulation, B.C. Reg. 176/2003, the Land Act Shellfish Aquaculture Fee Regulation, B.C. Reg. 232/99 or the Land Act Shellfish Aquaculture Fee Regulation, B.C. Reg. 175/2003, and (c) the application referred to in paragraph (a) is in process on the coming into force of this section, then that applicant must pay the fees referred to in paragraph (b) prior to the issuance of a disposition. [en. B.C. Reg. 248/2003.] Note: this regulation replaces B.C. Regs. 175/2003 and 176/2003. [Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Land Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 245, sections 6 (3), 7.8, 32 (1) and 110; Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 307, section 11] Copyright (c) Queen's Printer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada file:///D/HTML/bc85578.htm[14.01.2025 19:44:33]