Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Land Tenures Branch
How To Apply For Crown Land - Fees
Fees for Crown land programs consist of application fees and other service fees for administrative tasks associated with processing applications and managing tenure agreements. Further information can be found here:
- Crown land application fee structure
- Miscellaneous fee structure (including research and copy charges)
- Crown Land Fees Regulation
- Pricing Land Policy
Information on application fee refunds can be found below.
Application Fee Refunds
Applications will be returned to you with your full application fee within seven days if:
- the application is incomplete, or
- the proposal does not comply with specific program requirements, or
- some other aspect of the application makes it inadmissible.
Refunds are not available for replacement or amendment applications.
If the application is accepted, refunds are provided per the following table, as outlined in the Application Fee Refund Policy:
2.2 Adjudication/Offer Stage
| Item/Phase | Refund Amount |
|---|---|
| Application fee is $250 or less | No refund |
| Application is abandoned by the applicant prior to notification of a disallowance/refusal or offer of a tenure | Refund 50 percent of the application fee |
| Application is disallowed/refused by authorizing agency | Refund 20 percent of the application fee |
| An offer of tenure is made by authorizing agency (does not matter whether the offer is accepted or not) | No refund |
94% of the land in British Columbia is Provincial Crown Land
5% is privately owned
1% is Federal Crown land
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