Legal Surveys

Legal surveys are critical in providing important details about the land in question for real estate transactions or property redevelopment. By legislation legal surveys such as Surveyor’s Real Property Reports and Reference Plans can only be prepared by an Ontario Land Surveyor.

A Surveyor’s Real Property Report (SRPR) is a two-part document consisting of a drawing of the location (Plan of Survey) and a written report. The report highlights any physical features that denote possession, such as fences, walls, hedges, buildings or any other improvements relative to the parcel’s boundaries.

Reference Plans are used to describe the ownership and other rights or easements of a parcel of land. Boundaries and other features like rights-of-way, and anything else that may affect title are included. Reference plans may be used to clarify title, sever the land, describe an easement or apply to improve quality of title.