Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Land Tenures Branch
Crown Land Uses (Program Areas)
Crown land applications are available for the following uses. Please click on the relevant program area below to find the appropriate application package and information.
- Adventure Tourism/Commercial Recreation
- Aggregates and Quarry Materials
- Agriculture - Extensive
- Agriculture - Intensive
- Airports (Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure)
- All Seasons Resorts/Alpine Skiing (Resort Development Branch, MFLNRO)
- Aquaculture
- Commercial - General
- Communication Sites
- Community and Institutional Use
- Film
- Floating Home Community
- Golf Courses
- Grazing (Range Branch, MFLNRO)
- Industrial - General
- Log Handling
- Marinas and Yacht Clubs
- Mining
- Ocean Energy
- Oil and Gas
- Private Moorage
- Residential
- Roadways
- Utilities
- Waterpower (Ministry of Environment)
- Wind Power
94% of the land in British Columbia is Provincial Crown Land
5% is privately owned
1% is Federal Crown land
