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2 No survey of land for the purpose of defining, locating or describing any line, boundary or corner of a parcel of land is valid unless made by a surveyor or under the personal supervision of a surveyor.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 2.
3 All lines, boundaries and corners established under the authority of any Act heretofore or hereafter in force remain valid and all other things done under any such authority and in conformity therewith remain valid despite the repeal of such authority.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 3.
5 A surveyor may at any time require any person in the surveyor’s employ to take an oath in writing to act justly and exactly according to the best of his or her judgment and ability and to render a true account of his or her work to the surveyor, which oath the surveyor is hereby authorized to administer.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 5.
6 (1) A surveyor or a person in the surveyor’s employ while making a survey may, (a)  at any time enter and pass over the land of any person; or (b)  at any time suitable to the occupant of a building enter the building, and do any act thereon or therein for any purpose of the survey, but the surveyor is liable for any damage occasioned thereby. Offence for obstructing (2) Every person who interferes with or obstructs a surveyor or a person in the surveyor’s employ in the exercise of any of the powers conferred by subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $100.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 6.
7 (1) Where a surveyor has reasonable grounds for believing that a person has information concerning a line, boundary, corner or post that may assist the surveyor in ascertaining its true position, or has a writing, plan or document concerning the true position of a line, boundary, corner or post, the surveyor may examine such person under oath or require such person to produce such writing, plan or document for the surveyor’s inspection.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 89. Application of Public Inquiries Act, 2009 (1.1) Section 33 of the Public Inquiries Act, 2009 applies to an examination under subsection (1).  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 89. Statement under oath (2) The surveyor may cause evidence taken by the surveyor under this section to be put in writing in the form of a statement under oath.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 7 (2). Section Amendments with date in force  (d/m/y) 2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 89 - 01/06/2011
8 Every base line and meridian line surveyed under the instructions of the Minister before the 28th day of March, 1956, that are shown on the original plan thereof shall be deemed to have been made by competent authority and are true and unalterable and shall be deemed to be defined by the original posts or blazed trees in the survey thereof.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 8.
9 Despite section 58, every line, boundary and corner established by an original survey and shown on the original plan thereof is a true and unalterable line, boundary or corner, as the case may be, and shall be deemed to be defined by the original posts or blazed trees in the original survey thereof, whether or not the actual measurements between the original posts are the same as shown on the original plan and field notes or mentioned or expressed in any grant or other instrument, and every road allowance, highway, street, lane, walk and common shown on the original plan shall, unless otherwise shown thereon, be deemed to be a public road, highway, street, lane, walk and common, respectively.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 9.
10 A surveyor in establishing or re-establishing a line, boundary or corner surveyed under competent authority and shown on the original plan thereof, other than a township subdivision plan, is governed by sections 54 and 55.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 10.
11 (1) Where a lake or river is shown on an original plan of Crown lands and a parcel of land shown thereon is given an acreage covering the land area only, such parcel of land does not include any land covered by the water of the lake or river. Certain rights not affected (2) Subsection (1) does not affect the rights of any person where such rights were determined by a court before the 8th day of July, 1913.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 11.
12 Where the Crown has conveyed a parcel of land composed of two or more township lots or parts of lots in concessions adjoining each other by an instrument that contains a metes and bounds description of the parcel prepared from an original plan, the side lines or limits of such lots or parts of lots surveyed in accordance with this Act or any predecessor of this Act constitute the side lines or limits of the parcel.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 12. PART II   FRONT AND REAR TOWNSHIPS
13 (1) In this Part, “front and rear township” means a township where the usual practice in the original survey was to survey the township boundaries, the base lines, if any, and the side lines of the lots and to establish the corners of the lots. Re-establishment of lost corners, etc. (2) A surveyor in re-establishing a lost corner, an obliterated boundary or an obliterated side line of a lot in a front and rear township shall obtain the best evidence available respecting the corner, boundary or side line, but if the corner, boundary or side line cannot be re-established in its original position from such evidence, the surveyor shall proceed as follows: 1.  If the lost corner is a corner of the township, the surveyor shall report the circumstances to the Minister, who shall instruct the surveyor how to proceed. 2.  If a part of the township boundary or a base line is obliterated, the surveyor shall re-establish the township boundary or the base line by joining the nearest ascertainable points thereof as intended in the original survey. 3.  If a side line or part thereof is obliterated, the surveyor shall re-establish the side line by joining the nearest ascertainable points thereof as intended in the original survey, and if an end of a side line is obliterated, the surveyor shall re-establish such end by measuring along the township boundary or base line in the manner in which such measurement was made as shown on the original plan and field notes. 4.  If the lost corner is a corner of a lot, the surveyor shall determine the distance along the side line between the two nearest undisputed corners, one being on either side of the lost corner, and the surveyor shall re-establish the corner by dividing the distance proportionately as intended in the original survey having due regard for any road allowance made in the original survey.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 13.
14 A boundary of a lot shown on the original plan of a front and rear township that was not surveyed in the original survey is the straight line between the two corners of such lot.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 14.
15 The front of a concession in a front and rear township is the boundary of the concession that is nearest the boundary of the township from which the concessions therein are numbered or lettered, but in the case of a township in which the concessions are not numbered or lettered, the front of a concession is the boundary of the concession that is nearest the boundary of the township or the base line along which the width of the first lot was measured.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 15.
16 (1) The aliquot part of a lot in a front and rear township is the aliquot part of the area of the lot, whether the area of the aliquot part as so determined is more or less than that expressed in any grant or other instrument. Boundaries of aliquot parts (2) The boundaries of an aliquot part of a lot in a front and rear township, of which lot no aliquot part was surveyed before the 1st day of January, 1959, shall be surveyed on the astronomic course intended in the original survey for the side lines of such lot or on the astronomic course intended for the base line of the township, as the case may be.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 16. PART III   SINGLE FRONT TOWNSHIPS
17 (1) In this Part, “single front township” means a township where the usual practice in the original survey was to survey the township boundaries, the proof lines and the base lines, if any, and the concession lines for the fronts of the concessions and to establish the lot corners on the front of each concession. Re-establishment of lost corners, etc. (2) A surveyor in re-establishing a lost corner or obliterated boundary in a single front township shall obtain the best evidence available respecting the corner or boundary, but if the corner or boundary cannot be re-established in its original position from such evidence, the surveyor shall proceed as follows: 1.  If the lost corner is a corner of the township, the surveyor shall report the circumstances to the Minister who shall instruct the surveyor how to proceed. 2.  If the lost corner is a corner of a lot on a township boundary or on the front of a concession, the surveyor shall determine the distance between the two nearest undisputed corners, one being on either side of the lost corner, and the surveyor shall re-establish the corner by dividing the distance proportionately as intended in the original survey having due regard for any road allowance made in the original survey. 3.  If a part of a township boundary, base line or concession line is obliterated, the surveyor shall re-establish the same by joining the nearest ascertainable points thereof as intended in the original survey. 4.  If a side line of a lot was surveyed as a proof line and part of the side line is obliterated, the surveyor shall re-establish the side line by joining the nearest ascertainable points thereof as intended in the original survey. 5.  If the front line of a concession is obliterated beyond the last ascertainable point in a concession broken by a lake or river at its end, the surveyor shall re-establish such concession line on the same astronomic course as shown on the original plan and field notes from the last ascertainable point on the concession line. 6.  If the lost corner is a corner of a lot that is beyond the last undisputed corner on the front of a concession broken by a lake or river at its end, the surveyor shall re-establish the corner by measuring along the front of the concession the distance shown on the original plan and field notes from the last undisputed corner.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 17.
18 The front of a concession in a single front township is the boundary of the concession that is nearest the boundary of the township from which the concessions therein are numbered or lettered.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 18.
19 Where in a single front township the whole of the front boundary of a concession was not surveyed in the original survey or is obliterated, a surveyor in establishing or re-establishing such front boundary in whole or in part shall establish or re-establish such boundary to give the lots in each of the adjacent concessions a depth proportionate to that intended in the original survey.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 19.
20 Where the front of a concession in a single front township was not surveyed in the original survey, the side lines of the lots in such concession shall be surveyed from the corners of the lots on the front of the concession to the rear thereof to the depth of the concession, that is, to the proportionate depth intended in the original survey as shown on the original plan and field notes having due regard for any road allowance made in the original survey, and the straight line joining the ends of the lot lines so surveyed is the boundary of such concession.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 20.
22 (1) The aliquot part of a lot in a single front township is the aliquot part of the area of the lot whether the area of the aliquot part as so determined is more or less than that expressed in any grant or other instrument. Boundaries (2) The boundaries of an aliquot part of a lot in a single front township of which lot no aliquot part was surveyed before the 1st day of July, 1944, shall be surveyed on the astronomic course of a side line not surveyed in the original survey or parallel to the straight line joining the front corners of the lot, as the case may be, but where in such latter case the lot is broken on its front at either end by a lake or river, the unsurveyed boundaries of the aliquot part shall be surveyed parallel to the straight line joining the rear corners of the lot, and, where the rear boundary of the lot is also broken at either end by a lake or river, the unsurveyed boundaries of the aliquot part shall be surveyed on the astronomic course of the front of the concession as shown on the original plan and field notes, or, if such course was not so shown, they shall be surveyed on the astronomic course intended for the front of the concession.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 22.
23 (1) A surveyor in establishing the course of a township boundary line or a proof line in a single front township for the purpose of surveying a side line of a lot shall determine the course of the straight line joining the front and rear ends of the boundary line or proof line in each concession. Idem (2) A surveyor in establishing the course of the front of a concession in a single front township for the purpose of measuring an angle with such front to establish a side line of a lot shall determine the course of the straight line joining the ends of such front, but where the front of the concession was surveyed on more than one course in the original survey, the surveyor shall determine the course of the straight line joining the ends of each course of such front.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 23. PART IV   DOUBLE FRONT TOWNSHIPS
24 (1) In this Part, “double front township” means a township where the usual practice in the original survey was to survey the township boundaries, the proof lines and base lines, if any, and the concession lines forming the front boundaries of the half lots and to establish the front corners of the half lots. Re-establishment of lost corners, etc. (2) A surveyor in re-establishing a lost corner or obliterated boundary in a double front township shall obtain the best evidence available respecting the corner or boundary, but if the corner or boundary cannot be re-established in its original position from such evidence, the surveyor shall proceed as follows: 1.  If the lost corner is a corner of the township, the surveyor shall report the circumstances to the Minister who shall instruct the surveyor how to proceed. 2.  If the lost corner is a corner of a lot on a township boundary or on a concession line, the surveyor shall determine the distance between the two nearest undisputed corners, one being on either side of the lost corner, and the surveyor shall re-establish the corner by dividing the distance proportionately as intended in the original survey having due regard for any road allowance made in the original survey, but where there is an undisputed corner on the other side of the road allowance opposite the lost corner, the surveyor shall re-establish the lost corner from the position of the undisputed corner, and where the corner on the opposite side of the road allowance is also lost but the position of the original post on the centre line of the road allowance can be determined, such position shall be used in re-establishing the lost corner. 3.  If a part of a township boundary, base line or concession line is obliterated, the surveyor shall re-establish the same by joining the nearest ascertainable points thereof as intended in the original survey. 4.  If a side line of a lot was surveyed as a proof line and part of the side line is obliterated, the surveyor shall re-establish the side line by joining the nearest ascertainable points thereof as intended in the original survey. 5.  If the concession line forming the front boundary of the half lots in a concession is obliterated beyond the last ascertainable point in a concession broken by a lake or river at its end, the surveyor shall re-establish such concession line on the same astronomic course as shown on the original plan and field notes from the last ascertainable point on the concession line. 6.  If the lost corner is a corner of a lot that is beyond the last undisputed corner on a concession line forming the front boundary of the half lots in a concession broken by a lake or river at its end, the surveyor shall re-establish the corner by measuring along such concession line the distance shown on the original plan and field notes from the last undisputed corner.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 24.
25 The front boundary of a half lot in a double front township is the boundary of the half lot that abuts the road allowance between two concessions made in the original survey, or, where a concession is broken by a lake or river, the front boundary of a half lot is the original shore of the lake or river opposite the prolongation of such road allowance across the lake or river.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 25.
26 Where in a double front township the whole of the concession line forming the front boundary of the half lots was not surveyed in the original survey or is obliterated, a surveyor in establishing or re-establishing such concession line in whole or in part shall establish or re-establish such concession line to give the lots in each of the adjacent concessions a depth proportionate to that intended in the original survey.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 26.
27 A surveyor in establishing the rear boundaries of half lots in a concession in a double front township shall proceed as follows without reference to the description contained in any grant or other instrument: 1.  If the concession is unbroken on both fronts by a lake or river, the surveyor shall join by straight lines the midway points of the side lines of the lots and their production through the concession. 2.  If the concession is broken on either or both fronts by a lake or river but the fronts of the concession are not wholly broken at either or both ends, the surveyor shall join by a straight line the midway points of the last ascertainable side line and its production through the concession at each end of the broken front. 3.  If the concession is wholly broken on both fronts at either end of the concession by a lake or river but not broken on both fronts throughout the entire concession, the surveyor shall establish the midway point of the last ascertainable side line and its production through the concession and from this point he shall establish the rear boundary of the half lots on both fronts of the concession on the astronomic course intended in the original survey. 4.  If the concession is broken at its end on one of the fronts of the half lots by a lake or river but not so broken on the rear boundaries of such half lots, the surveyor shall establish the midway point of the last ascertainable side line of the half lots so broken and its production through the concession and from such midway point join a straight line to a point on the township boundary determined by measuring along that boundary the distance intended in the original survey from the unbroken front of the concession.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 27.
29 (1) The aliquot part of a half lot in a double front township is the aliquot part of the area of the half lot whether the area of the aliquot part as so determined is more or less than that expressed in any grant or other instrument. Boundaries (2) The boundaries of an aliquot part of a half lot in a double front township of which half lot no aliquot part was surveyed before the 1st day of July, 1944, shall be surveyed on the astronomic course of a side line not surveyed in the original survey or parallel to the straight line joining the front corners of the half lot, as the case may be, but where in such latter case the front of the half lot is broken at either end by a lake or river, the unsurveyed boundaries of the aliquot part shall be surveyed parallel to the straight line joining the rear corners of the half lot, and where the rear boundary of the half lot is also broken at either end by a lake or river, the unsurveyed boundaries of the aliquot part shall be surveyed on the astronomic course of the half lot as shown on the original plan and field notes, or, if such course was not so shown, they shall be surveyed on the astronomic course intended in the original survey for the front of the half lot.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 29.
30 (1) A surveyor in establishing the course of a township boundary line or a proof line in a double front township for the purpose of surveying a side line of a half lot shall determine the course of the straight line joining the front and rear ends of such boundary line or proof line in each concession. Idem (2) A surveyor in establishing the course of the front of a concession in a double front township for the purpose of measuring an angle with such front to establish a side line of a half lot shall determine the course of the straight line joining the ends of such front, but where the front of a concession was surveyed on more than one course in the original survey, the surveyor shall determine the course of the straight line joining the ends of each course of such front.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 30. PART V   SECTIONAL TOWNSHIPS WITH DOUBLE FRONTS
32 The front of a concession in a sectional township with double fronts is the boundary of the concession that abuts the road allowance between two concessions shown on the original plan or, where a concession is broken by a lake or river, that is nearest the prolongation of such road allowance across the lake or river.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 32.
35 (1) Where the whole or a part of any lot in a sectional township with double fronts was patented before the 24th day of March, 1911, any aliquot part of the lot is the aliquot part of the area of the lot whether the area of the aliquot part as so determined is more or less than that expressed in any grant or other instrument. Idem (2) Where the whole or a part of a broken lot in a sectional township with double fronts was patented on or after the 24th day of March, 1911, any aliquot part of the lot is the aliquot part of the area of the lot whether the area of the aliquot part as so determined is more or less than that expressed in any grant or other instrument. Idem (3) Where the whole or a part of an unbroken lot in a sectional township with double fronts was patented on or after the 24th day of March, 1911, any aliquot part of the lot is the aliquot part of the frontage or depth of the lot whether the area of the aliquot part as so determined is more or less than that expressed in any grant or other instrument. Boundaries of aliquot parts (4) The boundaries of an aliquot part of a lot to which subsection (1) or (2) applies and in which lot no aliquot part was surveyed before the 1st day of July, 1944, shall be surveyed on the astronomic course of a side line not surveyed in the original survey or parallel to the straight line joining the front corners of the lot, as the case may be, but where in such latter case the front of the lot is broken at either end by a lake or river, the unsurveyed boundaries of the aliquot part shall be surveyed parallel to the straight line joining the rear corners of the lot, and where the rear boundary of the lot is also broken at either end by a lake or river, the unsurveyed boundaries of the aliquot part shall be surveyed on the astronomic course intended for the front of the concession shown on the original plan and field notes, or, if such course was not so shown, such boundaries shall be surveyed on the astronomic course intended in the original survey for the front of the concession. Idem (5) The boundaries of an aliquot part of a lot to which subsection (3) applies shall be surveyed on the astronomic course of a side line not surveyed in the original survey from points on the front of the lot determined by dividing the measurement between the lot corners equally or by joining by straight lines points on the side lines determined by dividing the measurement between the front and rear corners of the lot equally without regard to the manner in which the aliquot part is described in any grant or other instrument.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 35.
36 A surveyor in establishing the course of a boundary line of a section in a sectional township with double fronts for the purpose of surveying a side line of a lot shall determine the course of the straight line joining the section corners.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 36. PART VI   SECTIONAL TOWNSHIPS WITH SINGLE FRONTS
38 The front of a concession in a sectional township with single fronts is the boundary of the concession that is nearest the boundary of the township from which the concessions therein are numbered or lettered.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 38.
39 A surveyor in establishing in a concession in a sectional township with single fronts a side line of a lot that was not surveyed in the original survey shall proceed as follows: 1.  If intended in the original survey, the surveyor shall establish the side line on the astronomic course for the side line of the section in which the lot is located that is nearest the end of the section from which the lots are numbered, but where the side line of such section is broken by a lake or river to such an extent that the course thereof cannot be accurately determined, the surveyor shall establish such side line on the astronomic course of the side line of the section at the other end of such section, but where both side lines of the section are broken by a lake or river to such an extent that the course thereof cannot be accurately determined, the surveyor shall establish such side line on the astronomic course shown on the original plan and field notes. 2.  If the front of a concession in a section is partly or wholly broken by a lake or river and no post was planted in the original survey on the banks of the lake or river to regulate the widths in front of the broken lots and the original field notes show that a survey line was run across the lake or river to regulate the widths in front of the broken lots, the surveyor shall establish the side line of such broken lots in accordance with this section from a point on the section limit fronting the concession determined by dividing proportionately as intended in the original survey the distance between the corners of the section. 3.  If the front of a concession in a section is wholly broken by a lake or river and no post was planted in the original survey on the banks of the lake or river to regulate the widths in front of the broken lots and the original field notes do not show that a survey line was run in the original survey across the lake or river to regulate the widths in front of the broken lots, the surveyor shall establish the side line of such broken lots in accordance with this section from the front corner of the lots in the concession to the rear thereof. 4.  If the end of a concession is broken on its front and rear by a lake or river and no posts were planted on the banks of the lake or river to regulate the widths of the lots and the original field notes do not show that a survey line was run in the original survey to regulate the widths in front of the broken lots, the surveyor shall establish the side lines of any such lot in accordance with this section from points determined by measuring the distance intended in the original survey from the nearest undisputed corner along the astronomic course intended in the original survey for the front of the concession.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 39.
40 (1) Where the whole or a part of any lot in a sectional township with single fronts was patented before the 24th day of March, 1911, any aliquot part of the lot is the aliquot part of the area of the lot whether the area of the aliquot part as so determined is more or less than that expressed in any grant or other instrument. Idem (2) Where the whole or a part of a broken lot in a sectional township with single fronts was patented on or after the 24th day of March, 1911, any aliquot part of the lot is the aliquot part of the area of the lot whether the area of the aliquot part as so determined is more or less than that expressed in any grant or other instrument. Idem (3) Where the whole or a part of an unbroken lot in a sectional township with single fronts was patented on or after the 24th day of March, 1911, any aliquot part of the lot is the aliquot part of the frontage or depth of the lot whether the area of the aliquot part as so determined is more or less than that expressed in any grant or other instrument. Boundaries of aliquot parts (4) The boundaries of an aliquot part of a lot to which subsection (1) or (2) applies and in which lot no aliquot part was surveyed before the 1st day of July, 1944, shall be surveyed on the astronomic course of a side line not surveyed in the original survey or parallel to the straight line joining the front corners of the lot, as the case may be, but where in such latter case the front of the lot is broken at either end by a lake or river, the unsurveyed boundaries of the aliquot part shall be surveyed parallel to the straight line joining the rear corners of the lot, and where the rear boundary of the lot is also broken at either end by a lake or river, the unsurveyed boundaries of the aliquot part shall be surveyed on the astronomic course intended in the original survey for the front of the concession shown on the original plan and field notes, or, if such course was not so shown, such boundaries shall be surveyed on the astronomic course intended for the front of the concession. Idem (5) The boundaries of an aliquot part of a lot to which subsection (3) applies shall be surveyed on the astronomic course of a side line not surveyed in the original survey from points on the front of the lot determined by dividing the measurement between the lot corners equally or by joining by straight lines points on the side lines determined by dividing the measurement between the front and rear corners of the lot equally without regard to the manner in which the aliquot part is described in any grant or other instrument.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 40.
41 A surveyor in establishing the course of a boundary line of a section in a sectional township with single fronts for the purpose of surveying a side line of a lot shall determine the course of the straight line joining the section corners.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 41. PART VII   SECTIONAL TOWNSHIPS WITH SECTIONS AND QUARTER SECTIONS
42 In this Part, “sectional township with sections and quarter sections” means, (a)  a township divided into sections and quarter sections without road allowances between sections where the usual practice in the original survey was to survey the township boundaries and section lines and to establish the section corners and quarter section corners, or (b)  a township divided into sections and quarter sections with road allowances between sections where the usual practice in the original survey was to survey the township boundaries and the section lines on the west and south sides of the road allowances and to establish the section corners and the quarter section corners on the surveyed lines.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 42.
43 (1) Every road allowance between sections of sectional townships surveyed under instructions of the Department of Interior of Canada is one chain wide and every such road allowance lies north and east of the south and west sides of the road allowance as surveyed in the original survey. Land detached from original road allowances (2) The strips of land formerly forming parts of the original road allowances mentioned in subsection (1) are detached therefrom and attached to and form part of the quarter section immediately adjoining the strips of land on the east and north thereof. Original section and quarter section posts to govern (3) The section and quarter section corners established in the original survey of the townships mentioned in subsection (1) continue to be the governing points for the purpose of re-establishing a lost corner or obliterated boundary of a section or quarter section and establishing section and quarter section corners not established in the original survey.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 43. Lost corners, side lines, etc.
44 (1) A surveyor in re-establishing a lost corner or obliterated boundary surveyed in the original survey in a sectional township with sections and quarter sections with or without road allowances shall obtain the best evidence available respecting the corner or boundary, but if the corner or boundary cannot be re-established in its original position from such evidence, the surveyor shall proceed as follows: 1.  If the lost corner is a corner of a township, the surveyor shall report the circumstances to the Minister who shall instruct the surveyor how to proceed. 2.  If the lost corner is a corner of a section or quarter section on or along a township boundary, the surveyor shall determine the distance between the nearest undisputed corners, one being on either side of the lost corner, and the surveyor shall re-establish the corner by dividing the distance proportionately as intended in the original survey having due regard for any road allowance made in the original survey. 3.  If the lost corner is a corner of a section on a section boundary in the interior of a township, the surveyor shall re-establish the corner by intersecting the straight lines joining the nearest ascertainable points on the adjoining intersecting section boundaries. 4.  If the lost corner is a corner of quarter section on a section boundary in the interior of a township, the surveyor shall re-establish the corner by joining the nearest ascertainable points on the section boundary and shall determine the distance between the section corners of the section in which the quarter section corner is lost and divide the distance proportionately as intended in the original survey having due regard for any road allowance made in the original survey. 5.  If part of a township boundary is obliterated, the surveyor shall re-establish it by joining the nearest ascertainable points thereof as intended in the original survey. 6.  If a part of a section boundary in the interior of a township is obliterated between the corners of a section, the surveyor shall re-establish it by joining the nearest ascertainable points thereof as intended in the original survey. Establishment of side line of section (2) A surveyor in establishing an original section line on the north or east side of a road allowance in a township defined in clause 42 (b) shall measure the width of the road allowance shown on the original plan and field notes from the section line on the south or west side, as the case may be, of the road allowance.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 44.
45 A surveyor in establishing a corner of a section or quarter section shown on the original plan and field notes on a section line not surveyed in the original survey in a township defined in clause 42 (b) shall proceed as follows: 1.  If the corner is a corner of a section, the surveyor shall measure the widths of the road allowances shown on the original plan and field notes from the two section corners of the adjacent sections on the opposite sides of the road allowances. 2.  If the corner is a corner of a quarter section, the surveyor shall measure the width of the road allowance as shown on the original plan and field notes from the opposite quarter section corner on the other side of the road allowance and join a straight line between that quarter section corner and the opposite quarter section corner on the section line at the other side of the section.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 45.
46 The interior boundaries of half sections or quarter sections shall be surveyed by connecting the opposite quarter section corners on the boundaries of the section by straight lines.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 46.
47 (1) The aliquot part of a quarter section in a sectional township with sections and quarter sections is the aliquot part of the frontage or the depth between the quarter section corners whether the area of the aliquot part as so determined is more or less than that expressed in any grant or other instrument. Idem (2) The aliquot part of a half section in a sectional township with sections and quarter sections is the aliquot part of the frontage or depth between the quarter section corners of the quarter sections forming the half section whether the area of the aliquot part as so determined is more or less than that expressed in any grant or other instrument. Establishment of boundaries of aliquot parts (3) The interior boundaries of an aliquot part of a quarter section shall be surveyed by connecting by straight lines the points on the boundaries of the quarter section determined in accordance with this section.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 47. PART VIII   MUNICIPAL AND CROWN RESURVEY Survey in a municipality
48 (1) The council of a municipality or the board of trustees of an improvement district, upon its own motion, may, or upon the petition of one-half of the landowners affected shall, pass a by-law authorizing an application to the Minister to cause a survey to be made under his or her direction for the purpose of fixing the position of a disputed or lost line, boundary or corner that is in the municipality and that has been surveyed under competent authority or under the Land Titles Act
or the Registry Act. Confirmation of survey (2) The Minister shall appoint and instruct a surveyor to make the survey for which an application has been made under subsection (1) and when the survey has been made and the plan and field notes have been examined by the Minister, the Minister shall cause a notice to be published once in each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality in which the survey has been made of a hearing to be held by him or her at a stated place on a day not less than ten days after the last publication of the notice at which hearing the survey will be considered and any interested persons will be heard, and upon the evidence submitted the Minister may direct such amendments to be made as he or she considers necessary and may confirm the position of the disputed or lost line, boundary or corner fixed by the survey, and any line, boundary or corner so confirmed is, subject to section 49, an unalterable line, boundary or corner and is final and conclusive and shall not be questioned in any court. Notice of confirmation (3) The Minister shall mail within ten days of confirming a survey under subsection (2) a copy of the plan and field notes of the survey to the municipality and to every person who appeared at the hearing. Cost of survey (4) Subject to section 51, the cost of a survey under subsection (2) shall be paid to the surveyor making the survey by the municipality making the application therefor upon notice in writing by the Minister to the municipality that the survey has been made, and the municipality may levy all or any part of such cost on the landowners affected by the survey in proportion to the benefit received as determined by by-law of the municipality and collect the same as taxes.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 48. Appeal, filing of plans
49 (1) Any person objecting to the confirmation of a survey under subsection 48 (2) may appeal to the Divisional Court and the court may decide the matter on the evidence before it or direct the trial of an issue and may dismiss the appeal or order the Minister to amend the survey and plan in such manner as the court considers proper. Notice of appeal (2) Notice of an appeal under this section shall be served on the Minister within thirty days of the date of the confirmation by the Minister of the survey. Filing of plans and field notes (3) Upon the expiry of thirty days from the confirmation of a survey by the Minister or where an appeal has been taken under subsection (1) within thirty days of the final disposition of the appeal, a copy of the plan and field notes of the survey or of the survey as amended in accordance with the order of the court, as the case may be, shall be registered by the Minister with the proper land registrar and a copy thereof shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality that made the application under subsection 48 (1).  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 49. Survey in unorganized territory
50 (1) The Minister upon the application of an owner or owners of land that is situate in territory without municipal organization and that has been surveyed under competent authority or under the Land Titles Act or the Registry Act may cause a survey to be made under his direction for the purpose of fixing the position of a disputed or lost line, boundary or corner. Cost of survey (2) Subject to section 51, the cost of a survey under subsection (1) shall be paid by the owner or owners making application therefor upon notice by the Minister that the survey has been made. Confirmation of survey (3) Subsection 48 (2) and section 49 apply with necessary modifications to a survey made under this section.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 50.
51 The Minister may pay all or any part of the cost of a survey under section 48 or 50 out of the money that is appropriated by the Legislature for ground surveys.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 51.
52 (1) The Minister may cause a survey to be made under his or her direction for the purpose of fixing the position of a disputed or lost line, boundary or corner that was surveyed under competent authority, and in any such case the Minister may direct that subsection 48 (2) and section 49 apply with necessary modifications. Confirmation of Crown resurveys (2) Where a survey similar to a survey under subsection (1) was made under the instructions of the Minister before the 1st day of June, 1947, the Minister may, upon compliance with the requirements as to publication of notice and the holding of a hearing set forth in subsection 48 (2), confirm the survey and such confirmation has the like force and effect as a confirmation under the said subsection.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 52. PART IX   PLANS OF SUBDIVISION
53 In this Part, “plan of subdivision” means a plan of subdivision that is registered under the Land Titles Act or under the Registry Act.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 53.
54 Every line, boundary and corner established by survey and shown on a plan of subdivision is a true and unalterable line, boundary or corner, as the case may be, with respect to such plan and shall be deemed to be defined by the original posts or blazed trees in the first survey thereof, whether or not the actual measurements between the original posts are the same as shown on the plan of subdivision or expressed in any grant or other instrument  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 54.
55 A surveyor in re-establishing a line, boundary or corner shown on a plan of subdivision shall obtain the best evidence available respecting the line, boundary or corner, but if the line, boundary or corner cannot be re-established in its original position from such evidence, the surveyor shall proceed as follows: 1.  If a part of a line or boundary is obliterated, the surveyor shall re-establish it by joining the nearest ascertainable points thereof in the manner shown on the plan of subdivision. 2.  If a corner on a line or boundary is lost, the surveyor shall re-establish it by the method that accords with the intent of the survey as shown on the plan of subdivision and, if it is consistent with the intent of the survey as shown on the plan of subdivision, the surveyor shall determine the distance between the two nearest undisputed corners, one being on either side of the lost corner, and the surveyor shall re-establish the corner by dividing the distance proportionately as shown on the plan of subdivision having due regard for any road allowance, highway, street, lane, walk or common shown on the plan of subdivision.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 55.
56 Every bearing shown on a plan of subdivision shall be referred to one reference line designated on the plan and the course of such reference line shall be the true bearing and shall be determined by astronomic observation or other satisfactory method.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 56.
57 Subject to the Land Titles Act
or the Registry Act as to the amendment or alteration of plans, every road allowance, highway, street, lane, walk and common shown on a plan of subdivision shall be deemed to be a public road, highway, street, lane, walk and common, respectively.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 57. PART X   SURVEYS OF LAND UNDER THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT ACT
58 All posts and monuments heretofore or hereafter marked, placed or planted for the purpose of designating and defining the boundaries of any parcel of land vested in the Crown and under the jurisdiction and control of the Ministry of Transportation under the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act or a predecessor thereof are true and unalterable and fix the boundaries of such parcel, whether or not the actual measurements between the posts or monuments are the same as shown on the plan thereof or mentioned or expressed in any grant or other instrument in respect of such parcel and whether or not such parcel remains vested in the Crown.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 58. PART XI   MISCELLANEOUS
59 The aliquot part of a parcel of land that is not an aliquot part of a township lot is the aliquot part of the area of the parcel of land whether the area of the aliquot part as so determined is more or less than that expressed in any grant or other instrument.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 59.
60 The plan of a survey of land shall show the position, type and form of every survey monument or object used to define a point placed, planted, set or marked in the survey.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 60.
61 (1) The Minister or the Minister of Infrastructure may enter into agreements with the owners of lands respecting the installation of survey monuments on the lands.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 61 (1); 2011, c. 9, Sched. 27, s. 40 (1). Term of agreement (2) An agreement entered into under subsection (1) may be entered into for a term of years mentioned in the agreement or in perpetuity.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 61 (2). Execution of agreements (3) Without limiting the generality of any provision of any Act or any assignment made thereunder, the Surveyor General may execute an agreement entered into under subsection (1) on behalf of the Minister or the Minister of Infrastructure.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 61 (3); 2011, c. 9, Sched. 27, s. 40 (2). Registration of agreements (4) An agreement entered into under subsection (1) may be registered in the proper land registry office, and thereupon such agreement is binding upon every subsequent owner and mortgagee of the lands during the term of the agreement.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 61 (4). Agreements (5) The Minister and the Crown in right of Canada or any province of Canada, any agency of any of them or any municipality may enter into an agreement with respect to the performance of co-ordinate surveys and the installation and maintenance of monuments.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 61 (5); 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. Section Amendments with date in force  (d/m/y) 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003 2011, c. 9, Sched. 27, s. 40 (1, 2) - 06/06/2011
62 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a)  prescribing the methods of performing surveys and for the purpose of illustrating any method by words and sketches, or either of them; (b)  establishing, governing and regulating systems of co-ordinate surveys.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 62 (1); 1998, c. 18, Sched. I, s. 63. Regulation may be limited (2) Any regulation may be limited territorially or as to time or otherwise.  R.S.O. 1990, c. S.30, s. 62 (2). Section Amendments with date in force  (d/m/y) 1998, c. 18, Sched. I, s. 63 - 18/12/1998 ____________________  Français