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Municipal Surveys

Midwest Surveys provides our clients with a broad range of municipal surveying services. We have experienced professionals and technical staff available to provide surveying services from land development (subdivision stage) through to construction completion. We service the needs of residential, resort, commercial and industrial clients.

Our services include:

Land development consultation
  • Interpretation and explanation of municipal bylaws
  • Review of requirements of approving authorities
  • Communication and coordination between our clients and developers, engineering service providers and municipal and provincial authorities.


Planning and approvals
  • Provision of topographical surveys to determine the location of natural and man-made features to assist with site evaluation and subdivision design.
  • Preparation of subdivision plans from concept to finalization.
  • Assistance with completion of subdivision applications and their submissions to appropriate authorities.
  • Attendance to inquiries from various agencies throughout the review process.


Legal (cadastral) surveying services
  • Completion of land surveys to define and mark property corners for new subdivisions as well as the re-establishment and posting of corners of existing properties.
  • Performance of right of way surveys for various easements (feature) requirements.
  • Execution of legal surveys of condominium units and preparation of condominium plans.


Construction layout and as-builts
  • Provision of surveying services and certificates to ensure proper location and elevation of single-family residences. Services include basement stakeouts, elevation certificates and real property reports.
  • Completion of surveys for foundation layout, pile locations, positions of curbs and driveways as well as staking control for site grading in multi-family projects.
  • Provision of additional surveying services for the specialized needs of commercial projects, including staking control for installation of underground services and marking locations for parking lot stripping.
Municipal Surveys