The present Act sets out a series of measures which are designed to respect the acquisition of farmland by non-residents. It contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed such as "acquisition", "agriculture", "public road",…

The present Act lays down provisions relating to agricultural lands in the domain of the state. It applies to any agricultural land in the domain of the State, hereinafter referred to as “ungranted land”. It applies also to any agricultural land in the domain of the State considered as “land…

The present Act lays down provisions relating to the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec Territories. For the purpose of this Act “local government” means in Category IA lands, one of the bands, within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5), of Fort…

The present Act lays down provisions relating to lands in the domain of the state. In particular, it applies to all lands that form part of the domain of the State, including the beds of watercourses and lakes and the parts of the bed of the St. Lawrence river and the Gulf of St. Lawrence…

The purpose of the present Act is to regulate the expropriation of land by municipalities. Section 3 establishes that if the council wishes to acquire land for any purpose authorized by the appropriate municipal Act, and cannot acquire the land by agreement with the owner, the council may pass a…

The purpose of the present act is to ensure the orderly carrying out of professional land surveying. The Act deals with, amongst others, matters such as the continuation of the Association of Nova Scotia Land Surveyors, its powers, acquisition and alienation of property, election zones, holding…

The present Act introduces some amendments to the Land Titles Act (Chapter L-4). In particular, it repeals section 3; as well as section 5 which shall read as follows: “Deputy Registrar. The Deputy Registrar may do and perform all the duties required by this Act to be done or performed by the…

The present Act lays down provisions relating to the reform of the cadastre in Québec. The cadastre of a territory shall be renewed by identifying each unit of the parcelling out of the territory on a plan and, where required, by changing cadastral designations, including the numbering. The…

The present Act lays down provisions relating to coal. For the purpose of this Act "coal land" means land in which the coal or the right to explore for, develop and produce coal is vested in or reserved to the government. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to…

The present Act lays down provisions relating to the so-called “green belt”. For the purpose of this Act “green belt land” means land that is considered by the Miniister to be suitable for preservation as greenbelt land under this Act. For establishing and preserving greenbelt land, (a) the…

The present Act lays down provisions relating to expropriation of land. Inter alia, land may be expropriated for (a) the construction, repair and maintenance of public buildings and other public works; (b) the construction, repair and maintenance of roads, airstrips, ferry landings and bridges…

The present Act introduces some amendments to the Crown Lands and Forests Act. In particular, it adds after section 94 a paragraph establishing that additional fees shall be paid by a municipality, corporation, board, commission or any person who makes an application to the Minister to do any of…