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Lands Grant Files series

  • BS 6
  • Series
  • ca. 1880 to 1995

This series consists records that document the activities related to the issuing of grants on patented land for the North-West Territories and the Province of Saskatchewan. Patented land refers to land for which title has previously been granted; the Crown 'grants' title to the land to the new owner. Activities reflected in the records include the management of enquiries, application forms, payments, agreements, and recording the disposition of lands.

The types of records included are original and copies of correspondence, agreements, survey reports, comparative land reports, announcements of land availability, technical drawings, appraisal and inspection reports, registration abstracts, survey photographs and drawings, tax notices, wills and other documentation.

Records in this series are listed consecutively by grant number within collections. The archival holdings for grant files are incomplete.

Collection R-1235, series 1 consists of an incomplete run of grants numbered from 37140 to 38454.

Collection R-1800, series 2 consists of an incomplete run of grants numbered from 38522 to 39042.

Collection R-1836 consists of an incomplete run of grants numbered from 38791 to 39266.

Collection R-1838 consists of an incomplete run of grants numbered from 38237 to 38790.

Collection Ag. 11, series I, sub-series 6 contains an incomplete run of grants numbered from 21099 to 37806.

No sub-series assignment has been applied to the records in this series.

Canada. Dept of the Interior

Saskatchewan Homestead Records Pasture Leases series

  • S 69
  • Series
  • 1914-1944 (predominant: 1935-1944)

This series consists of pasture lease records created, accumulated and used between 1931 and 1944 by the Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources and pertain to parcels of land that were leased for grazing purposes under the provisions of The Provincial Lands Act (S.S. 1931, c. 14) and its Regulations. Each file is identified by the pasture lease number.

A small volume of records pertain to a homestead that was eventually leased for grazing purposes. This file includes records created between 1914 and 1931 by the federal Department of the Interior.

The types of records included are: applications for grazing lease; grazing leases; correspondence; memoranda; receipts for rental payment and for refunds of overpayment; and land valuation reports.

No sub-series have been identified in this series.

Canada. Dept of the Interior

Saskatchewan Homestead Records Pre-1930 series

  • S 42
  • Series
  • 1872-1960 (predominant: 1872-1930)

This series consists of homestead records created, accumulated and used by the federal Department of the Interior, Dominion Lands Administration between 1872 and 1930. Each file pertains to a specific parcel of land (typically a quarter section or portion thereof) available for settlement under the provisions of the Dominion Lands Act, 1872 (An Act respecting the Public Lands of the Dominion, S.C. 1872, c. 23). A file usually covers the period from date of entry until grant of patent, at which time file was closed. Files contain information pertaining to various types of land grants including homesteads; pre-emptions; scrip grants to North West Métis entrants and to South African volunteers; grants to soldiers of the Great War; and homesteads on First Nations reserves. The fonds also includes: applications for Letters Patent that were separated from certain original homestead files and filed independently; and administrative records regarding the management of lands designated for schools.

The types of records included are applications for entry and for patent; land condition and valuation reports; land transfer documents; sale deeds and receipts; notarial certificates; naturalization documents; cattle grazing and haying permits; soldier land settlements; maps; and correspondence.

To facilitate access to the records in this series via the Threshold description tree, the series has been arranged into sub-series, sub-sub-series and file parts.

Canada. Dept. of the Interior