Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1518)

• 7 (1) Every grid area shall be divided into sections.

• (2) A section shall be bounded on the east and west sides by meridians spaced,

  • (a) in the case of a section within a grid area, the whole or greater part of which lies between latitudes 40° and 60° or between latitudes 70° and 75°, at intervals of one-tenth of the interval between the east and west boundaries of the grid area;

  • (b) in the case of a section within a grid area, the whole or greater part of which lies between latitudes 60° and 68° or between latitudes 75° and 78°, at intervals of one-eighth of the interval between the east and west boundaries of the grid area; and

  • (c) in the case of a section within a grid area, the whole or greater part of which lies between latitudes 68° and 70° or between latitudes 78° and 85°, at intervals of one-sixth of the interval between the east and west boundaries of the grid area.

• (3) A section shall be bounded on the north and south sides by straight lines drawn parallel to the north and south boundaries of the grid area and spaced at intervals of one-tenth of the interval between the north and south boundaries of the grid area.

• (4) A section shall be identified by the number to which it corresponds,

  • (a) in the case of a grid area described in paragraph (2)(a), as follows:

    100	90	80	70	60	50	40	30	20	10
    					49
    					48
    					47
    					46
    95	85	75	65	55	45	35	25	15	5
    					44
    					43
    					42
    91	81	71	61	51	41	31	21	11	1

  • (b) in the case of a grid area described in paragraph (2)(b), as follows:

    80	70	60	50	40	30	20	10
    				39
    				38
    				37
    				36
    75	65	55	45	35	25	15	5
    				34
    				33
    				32
    71	61	51	41	31	21	11	1

  • (c) in the case of a grid area described in paragraph (2)(c), as follows:

    60	50	40	30	20	10
    			29
    			28
    			27
    			26
    55	45	35	25	15	5
    			24
    			23
    			22
    51	41	31	21	11	1

• 8 (1) Every section shall be divided into units.

• (2) Every unit shall be bounded on the east and west sides by meridians spaced at intervals of one-quarter of the interval between the east and west boundaries of the section.

• (3) Every unit shall be bounded on the north and south sides by straight lines drawn parallel to the north and south boundaries of the section and spaced at intervals of one-quarter of the interval between the north and south boundaries of the section.

• (4) Every unit shall be identified by the letter to which it corresponds in the following diagram:

  M	N	O	P
  L	K	J	I
  E	F	G	H
  D	C	B	A

9 All latitudes and longitudes used in these Regulations shall be referred to the North American Datum of 1927.

Surveys

• 10 (1) Subject to these Regulations, the provisions of The Canada Lands Surveys Act apply to any legal survey made pursuant to these Regulations.

• (2) No person shall make a legal survey of Canada lands other than a Canada Lands Surveyor.

• (3) A Canada Lands Surveyor may enter upon a permit area, lease area or development structure for the purpose of making a legal survey or other positional surveys if he gives prior written notice to the Chief.

• (4) The lessee, permittee, holder or operator Of a development structure shall give reasonable assistance to a Canada Lands Surveyor entering under subsection (3).

• (5) Any legal survey shall be authorized and paid for by the permittee, holder or lessee as the case may be.