PROJECTS

SURVEY CAPACITY PROGRAM


Are you an LNIB members interested in learning more about the Land Surveying? An information booth will be setup at the Shulus Hall on April 17, 2024, between 4 and 7 PM during the Lands Update and Open House. Come sign up at the booth if your interested! One individual that completes the survey training sessions may be considered for the Survey Assistant employment opportunity with the Lands Department.

Background and Goals:

Indigenous communities are reasserting their inherent right to govern their lands and resources under the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management. As communities strive for effective land management, they often seek to enhance their knowledge and skills in various land management activities. A robust land survey system is crucial for this purpose, prompting communities to deepen their understanding of survey-related tools, records, and activities as they implement their land governance systems.

In alignment with the Surveyor General Branch's commitment to reconciliation, the Survey Capacity Development Program has been established with three primary goals:

1. Foster Collaboration and Relationship Building:

    • Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions, including discussions on traditional land use and occupation, and the potential impacts of surveys on these practices.
    • Raise awareness of the role of Canada Lands Surveyors, educational requirements, and career opportunities.
    • Explore land surveying fundamentals, techniques, and methodologies, emphasizing health and safety considerations.
    • Identify collaborative opportunities within community departments impacted by land survey activities.
    • Examine the survey process, roles, responsibilities, and involved parties

2. Provide Tailored Training Opportunities:

    • Offer flexibility to communities in selecting training topics from a catalogue of courses.
    • Provide in-community training options with customizable timelines.
    • Allow communities to select program participants based on their specific needs.

3. Increase Understanding of the Canada Lands Surveys System:

    • Enhance skills in researching and interpreting land records and survey plans.
    • Explore the interrelation between the survey system and registry systems.
    • Identify survey plans and land descriptions suitable for registration in the land registry to support transactions.

Through these goals, the Survey Capacity Development Program aims to support the Lower Nicola Indian Band in its journey towards effective land management, while fostering collaboration, enhancing skills, and increasing knowledge of survey-related processes and systems.


Survey Capacity Development Program Poster



Email the Lands Department or call the office at 250-378-5157 if you have questions about the Survey Capacity Program.