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Question 1

What is the number of sections within a township?

Answer 1

36

Question 2

A quarter section contains approximately how many acres?

Answer 2

160 acres

Question 3

What are the grid systems used in Manitoba?

Answer 3

First and Third

Question 4

Can legal descriptions be easily changed?

Answer 4

No

Question 5

What are 3 different systems of survey that have been implemented in Manitoba?

Answer 5

1. River Lot System, including the Parish Lot System 2. Township or Grid System 3. Plan of Subdivision

Question 6

The method of legal description used for unsubdivided lands based on what?

Answer 6

The township or grid system of survey

Question 7

What are the units of designation for subdivided lands?

Answer 7

Lot, block and plan number

Question 8

What does plan of subdivision entail?

Answer 8

Entails a survey setting out the division of property into lots and the initial setting out of boundaries

Question 9

What does a building location certificate consist of?

Answer 9

The certification and the survey

Question 10

What 2 documents would indicate the legal description of a property?

Answer 10

The title and building location certificate

Question 11

What’s the difference between a legal description and a civic address?

Answer 11

The legal description ensures that the correct piece of land is being identified. The civic address is a convenience for locating a property on a day to day basis(mail)