Welcome to Career Resources!

Here you'll find information on a career as a professional land surveyor, survey technician, land survey technologist, or other related field:

• Setyourboundaries.ca - youth-oriented website for exploring a career in surveying - check out the NEW video
• Guide to Becoming A Professional Land Surveyor - the processes and procedures involved,
• Programs & Courses available at universities and colleges - on the new
          
  website,
• Events & Career Fairs,
• Career Library - brochures, videos, display stands, other material,
• Scholarships - a sample list of scholarships,
• Contacts - registrars, regulatory boards, associations.

Land surveying is an exciting professional career to consider. Employment opportunities exist in both the private and public sector such as professional land surveyors, land survey technicians, land survey technologists, mapping technicians, and geomatics technicians. Land surveyors are in high demand due to expanding economy and retiring surveyors.

Land surveyors prepare different types of surveys, for example cadastral, geodetic, topographic, hydrographic, and photogrammetric surveys.

Land surveyors are involved in activities such as urban and rural planning, Global Positioning Services (GPS), software development, land information management, and legal surveys.

Opportunities as a Technician or Technologist

Professional surveyors rely on technical support staff both in the field and the office, and in many specialized areas that do not require a professional license. For those who want to pursue a career as a technologist there are many college and technical institutes across Canada offering programs in geomatics or survey technology. These programs include many related fields such as land or geographic information systems, cartography, engineering surveys, legal surveys, CAD (Computer Aided Drafting/Design) and others. The knowledge and skills gained in these programs can be applied in various industry sectors including: surveying, mapping, consulting engineering, construction consultants, planning consultants, local and regional government, and resource industries such as forestry, agriculture, oil and gas, and the environment.

To learn more about land surveying, and what professional land surveyors or land survey technicians do, visit the NEW   
website and check out the pics!