Agricultural Land Reserve

"The Provincial Agricultural Land Commission is an independent Crown agency. The Commission's mission is to preserve agricultural land and encourage and enable farm business throughout British Columbia."

If your property is located within the Agriculture Land Reserve and you wish to do any of the following, you must make an application to the Agriculture Land Reserve.

  • Exclude land from the ALR,
  • Include land in the ALR,
  • Subdivision Land in the ALR, or
  • Use land in the ALR for non-farm purposes,

Your completed application is submitted to the City of Penticton for review and consideration by Council. If Council approves of the application, the City prepares a Local Government Report and forwards all documentation to the Agricultural Land Commission for their review. Please go to the Agriculture Land Reserve website for more information and for a copy of the application form.