The Office of the Surveyor General oversees all Crown land surveys and legal descriptions to ensure Ontario's Crown land is effectively managed. The Office provides professional survey advice and services to the Ministry of Natural Resources and members of the public with property adjacent to Crown land.
The Office of the Surveyor General is also responsible for:
- surveying and maintaining the boundaries of Ontario.
- establishing and maintaining an accurate survey fabric for mapping and legal purposes.
- developing and implementing projects related to cadastral surveying and survey information management.
- maintaining a geographical index of nomenclature of topographical features and place names.
- maintaining all Crown Survey Records (including maps, plans and field notes of surveys made on Crown land)
- representing Ontario at inter-provincial forums on surveying and mapping.
The Surveyor General is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under Section 5 of the Ministry of Natural Resources Act. The Surveyor General is also the minister's representative on the Council of the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors and the Geographic Names Board.
