Natural resource applications and permits

Permits and authorizations are needed for developing, extracting, removing or harvesting resources in B.C.

FrontCounter BC

FrontCounter BC is a single-window service for clients of provincial natural resource ministries and agencies. Through FrontCounter BC offices, natural resource clients obtain all the information and authorizations they need to start or expand a business.

FrontCounter BC staff act as advocates for timely decisions and responses, and help a client navigate - from start to finish - what can sometimes be a maze of licences, permits and registrations. Clients can think of the staff at the counter as their direct link to B.C.'s natural resource ministries and agencies.

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Local free use permits

Permits must be obtained from Natural Resource Districts prior to cutting firewood or Christmas trees on Crown land.

• Firewood permits
• Christmas tree permits