New In-person class: Understanding a Legal Survey Plan

- July 23, 20259:00 AM - 3:00 PM (local time)
Toronto Construction Association office

Date & Time: July 23 & 30, 2025 Wednesday 9am – 3pm ET

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills needed to interpret and utilize legal survey plans. Through theoretical instruction and practical exercises, participants develop a comprehensive understanding of the various components of a survey plan, its importance and applications in the real estate and property development sector.

Objectives

Define the role of a Professional Land Surveyor in real estate and land development projects
Identify the types of Plans produced by a Land Surveyor for real estate and land development projects
Interpret various components of Survey Plans
Discuss the purpose of the Surveyor’s Certificate and Report
Utilize a Plan for Real Estate transactions

Key Topics

Introduction and Purpose of a Plan of Survey
- Defining the Role of an Ontario Land Surveyor and the licensing process
- Acknowledging the Land Titles system and quality of Title
- Understanding legal and basic definitions
- Expanding on the process of creation from start to finish
- Identifying the various types with samples and purpose
Components of the Plan
- Identifying the Legal Fabric and Title Block
- Understanding the Street Limit
- Ensuring the Plan is certified by the Surveyor’s Certificate and is up to date
- Understanding the boundary definition, types, methodology and evidence by Common Law used to redefine existing boundaries
- Reviewing the physical topographic features
- Identifying other features such as but not limited to units, tables, legal comments, scale and benchmark.
Components of the Expanded Surveyor’s Real Property Report
- Reading the retracement note and Parcel Identification Numbers
- Identifying easements, encroachments and other issues
Practical Applications
- Utilizing a Plan for Real Estate transactions via buying, selling and leasing a property
- Integrating a Plan into land development for landscaping, severances, upgrading property title and other large-scale development such as Condominium and Subdivision developments
- Formulating opinions for dispute resolution
Case Studies and Practical Exercises
- Sharing real world examples of the various Plans
- Presenting a Plan to identify the components and application
- Discussing how to analyze the process of the Plan’s creation

Who Should Attend:

Real estate professionals, Land and Property developers, Lawyers, Architects, Engineers, Construction Field Surveyors and Land Surveying Technicians.

Gold Seal credits: 4

Please find the course schedule here.

Please click here for more information and registration.

Toronto Construction Association office
70 Leek Crescent
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1H1

Category:
TCA / TCIC Educational Event, TCA / TCIC Seminar, TCA / TCIC Workshop, TCIC Course

Organizer:
Faith Chen
416-847-9162
fchen@tcaconnect.com

Registration

Registration deadline: July 22, 2025.

Trump Executive Order Launches Trade War

Important Update: President Trump Pauses Tariff’s on Canada for at Least 30 Days

Dear TCA members,

As you know, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods over the weekend that will take effect tomorrow morning and have enormous economic consequences. Prime Minister Trudeau has predictably released a list of goods subject to a retaliatory tariff and so begins the trade war. The impacts of the U.S trade tax and the Trudeau retaliatory countermeasures will be considerable and will absolutely affect the Canadian construction industry.

This trade war is not going away any time soon. Trump is prone to drama as we know and his threats relating to NAFTA during his last term as President were bad but not devastating by the time the new trade agreement was signed. Since then, the U.S. trade deficit with Canada has grown from $31 billion to closer to $100 billion. That’s the real reason for the trade war. The cross-border fentanyl distribution argument was a means to an end and was presumably used to justify the emergency measures legislation. Our best guess is that this new trade war will have severe and enduring impacts on TCA members.

In the coming months, news channels will be filled with stories about trade wars and their impacts but likely not satisfy your need to understand how your day-to-day businesses will be affected. Our focus at TCA will be on sharing industry-specific impacts including strategic best practices which we commit to share with TCA members as new information becomes available.

In the interest of ensuring that we are sharing meaningful and helpful information, TCA is already negotiating with an international trade strategy consultant in the hope that a strategic partnership with trade impact experts will add genuine and unique value for TCA members. I also serve on the Board of the Canadian Construction Association with whom I have been communicating 24-7 since the executive order was signed on Saturday. Rest assured that CCA is in constant contact with the federal government to analyze the Trudeau countermeasures and influence the go-forward strategy of trade negotiators. That too will be shared as it happens.

In the interim, please don’t hesitate to share your views and/or ask for assistance. We exist to serve the needs of our members and the road ahead will indeed be challenging.

Respectfully,
John Mollenhauer
President and CEO

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