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How Do I Make an Application under the ALCA
A landowner may make application to
- Include land in the ALR
- Exclude land from the ALR
- Subdivide land within the ALR
- Use land in the ALR for non-farm purposes.
See below for information on
For an outline of the main steps involved with each application, see Application Process.
Application by a landowner to include, exclude, subdivide or use land in the ALR for non-farm purposes
The landowner must complete an Application by Landowner form.
The form contains instructions to help you complete the application.
The application fee is $600 except for applications to include land into the ALR in which have no fees.
The fee is payable to the local government.
The Applicant Information Package provides information on the types of applications, how to make an application, requirements for notice of application, how the Commission makes a decision, and provisions to reconsider or appeal a decision.
If you are making an application to exclude land from the ALR, you are required to provide Notice of Application to the public and submit a Proof of Serving Notice form with your application.
The Applicant Information Package contains the forms and explains the notice requirements.
Completed applications are sent to the local government in which the land is located.
The application process requires the local government to file a Local Government Report concerning your proposal.
The purpose of the report is to provide the Commission with information on local planning such as community plan and zoning designations and to give the local government an opportunity to make comments and recommendations on a proposal.
If the land under application is zoned for agricultural or farm use, or if your proposal requires a bylaw amendment, the local government Board or Council decides whether to authorize your application to proceed to the Commission.
If authorization is not granted, your application proceeds no further.
Proposals Involving the Placement of Fill or the Removal of Soil:
Certain non-farm use proposals involving the placement of fill or the removal of soil may qualify for exemption from the application filing requirement.
Part 3 of the Agricultural Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and Procedure Regulation specifies the notification requirements and the farm uses and non-farm uses involving the placement of fill and removal of soil that qualify for exemption.
A Notice of Intent form must be filed with Provincial Agricultural Land Commission.
There is no filing fee. See Notice of Intent for Proposals to Place Fill or Remove Soil.
If the proposal does not qualify for exemption, the landowner must file an application for a non-farm use.
There is a specific application form for this type of non-farm use proposal.
See Application to Place Fill or Remove Soil under the Agricultural Land Commission Act.
The application fee is $600 and the completed application is sent to the local government in which the property is located.
Proposals Involving Transportation, Utility & Recreational Trail Uses in the ALR:
Persons applying for transportation, utility and recreational trail uses must file an Application for Transportation, Utility and Recreational Trail Uses in the ALR unless the proposal is permitted under sections 2 and 3 of the Agricultural Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and Procedure Regulation.
The applicant must also notify all landowners with land in the Agricultural Land Reserve that are affected by the proposal.
The application form contains instructions and details on the notification requirements.
This type of application is filed directly with the Commission.
The application fee is $400 and is payable to the Minister of Finance.
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