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statutory rights of way

Statutory Rights of Way in BC

Statutory rights of way are rights that a municipal or industrial user has over certain lands. For example, municipalities often have statutory rights of way over lands for water or sewer uses, and BC Hydro has thousands of kilometres of rights of way over lands for their hydro lines. Other examples include the thousands of kilometres of railway, highway, oil and gas pipeline statutory rights of way across BC.

Unlike an easement, which exists between property owners, a statutory right of way has no designated dominant tenement. Therefore, the covenant exists between the landowner and the municipality or the utility provider. Statutory rights of way are very common, with most urban properties being subject to rights of way or easement agreements.



Bennett Land Surveying Ltd is regularly entrusted with the survey of rights of way for both municipal and industrial clients. Through diligent research, excellent client relations and the use of our state-of-the-art field equipment and computer software, we are able to deliver quality products on time and within budget.

Have a need for Rights of Way consultation?

We have over 40 years of experience providing accurate, reliable land surveying. We have local leaders in all our offices across BC and all of our surveyors are British Columbia Association of Land Surveyors certified. Contact our main office or the regional office best situated to serve you:

Vancouver Land Surveyors – 604-980-4868
Victoria / Langley Land Surveyors250-590-3074

Surrey Land Surveyors – 604-582-0717
Sunshine Coast Land Surveyors – 604-886-2531
Squamish / Whistler Land Surveyors – 604-892-4816
Kelowna / Okanagan Land Surveyors – 250-763-5711
Nanaimo Land Surveyors250-754-5518
Ladner Land Surveyors604-946-1788
Maple Ridge Land Surveyors604-463-2509
Mission Land Surveyors – 604-820-1554

Bennett Land Surveying services include:

Construction Surveys Property BoundariesRestrictive Covenants
Topographical SurveysSubdivision PlansAs-Built Surveys
Strata PlansLeasesVolumes
Air Space PlansEasements / Rights of WayDrone Surveying
Building Location CertificatesStatutory Rights of WayBuilding Permits
3D ScanningMonitoring

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