Examinations
At the present time, to earn your Commission as a Canada Lands Surveyor you will have to successfully complete the three professional examinations described below:
- Item 1 - 'Acts and Regulations Relating to Surveys of Canada Lands'
- Item 2 - 'Property Rights Systems on Canada Lands'
- Item 3 - 'Government Structures and Aboriginal Government Issues'
Examination sessions are held twice per year, usually in March and October, in writing centers across Canada.
The ACLS is working on building a new on-line, on-demand Web based exam system to allow those candidates who have a provincial surveying commission and who meet the ACLS hydrographic surveying requirements, to write a 4 hour exams. We will keep posted on developments. We hope to have the system ready early in the fall of 2010.
For complete descriptions of the exams, recommended study materials and detailed explanation of the examination procedures, please download the Candidate Information Handbook (PDF).
March 2010 Exam Application Form (PDF)