Information Bulletin Number 2 - May 2002

Recording Property Identifiers

Effective May 9, 2002, all B.C. Archaeological Site Inventory Forms submitted under a Heritage Conservation Act permit must contain either land title parcel identifiers or property identification numbers. This information is needed to identify private properties and Crown lands containing archaeological sites.

Site forms relating to private properties must include the 9-digit land title parcel identifier number (PID) and the complete legal description. Legal descriptions and PIDs can be obtained by:

• asking owners to provide this information from either their BC Assessment Authority property assessment notice or the property tax notice received from local government.
• inquiring at the local government office responsible for property tax notices.
• searching registry databases at a Government Agent's Office (fee for service).
• searching registry databases using BC Online electronic access (fee for service).
• conducting a title search at the appropriate Land Title Office (fee for service).
• hiring an agent through the "yellow pages" under the listing "Title Service" (fee for service).

Site forms relating to Crown lands must include the 7-digit property identification number (PIN), Land and Water BC file number and legal description, as applicable. Legal descriptions and PINs can be obtained by:

• asking Land and Water BC or the tenure holder to provide this information.
• searching the Crown Lands Registry Information System (CLRIS) at either Land and Water BC or a Government Agent's Office (fee for service).
• hiring an agent through the "yellow pages" under the listing "Title Service" (fee for service).

Thank you for your contribution to improving locational information for archaeological sites.