Online Tools for Land Management
Presenting Organization
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Meet with your own personal trainer! Bring your questions and get hands-on experience using internet-based tools for reserve lands, such as: the Indian Lands Registry System (ILRS), the Electronic Registry Index Plan (eRIP), Natural Resources Canada’s Map Browser, Survey Plan Search and the Canada Lands Survey Plan Overlay for Google Earth. A laptop will be provided.
Based on individual learning needs, participants may learn how to:
- Find maps and images of reserve lands using GoogleEarth, Map Browser, eRIP
- Look up survey plans with NRCan’s Plan Search
- Find copies of registered documents in the ILRS, such as Band Council Resolutions (BCRs), leases, transfers
- Create reports for individual lots and entire reserves with the ILRS
Speakers
- Edit Benecs, Regional Program Officer, Indigenous Services Canada
- Brenda Baylis, Program Officer, Indigenous Services Canada
- Emmanuel Guison, Individual Land Holding Specialist, Indigenous Services Canada
Speaker Biographies
Edit Benecs is a Regional Program Officer at Indigenous Services Canada’s BC Region office. Edit has worked in the Lands directorate for almost 23 years. In addition to processing survey requests, Edit provides training to external and internal clients in the use of the Indian Lands Registry and in conducting land encumbrance checks. She also provides assistance to clients in land status verification (title searches) and in accessing survey plans and reference plans of Indian reserves.
Brenda Baylis is a Program Officer with Indigenous Service Canada’s BC Region and works with approximately 40 First Nations. She provides information on legislation, policy and resources; conducts personalized training sessions, and undertakes in-depth research and analysis on a variety of complex land holding issues. Brenda also prepares land status reports for individual land holdings transactions, such as: transfers, allotments, estate transfers and sales, and requests for replacement of title.
Emmanuel Guison is an Individual Land Holdings Specialist with Indigenous Service Canada’s BC Region and works with approximately 40 First Nations. He provides information on legislation, policy and resources; conducts personalized training sessions, and undertakes in-depth research and analysis on a variety of complex land holding issues. Emmanuel also prepares land status reports for individual land holdings transactions, such as: transfers, allotments, estate transfers and sales, and requests for replacement of title.