Do You Need a Property Survey?

A property survey identifies legal boundaries using title records, registered plans, and on-site markers, helping show where land begins and ends beyond visible fences.
Title insurance helps manage problems after closing, while a survey can reveal boundary issues earlier, giving buyers time to renegotiate, request repairs, or walk away.
Most typical homebuyers may not need a new survey, but one is often worth it before building, renovating, severing a lot, or resolving disputes.
Older surveys can still show legal boundaries, yet they may miss newer fences, decks, pools, or additions, so confirm whether existing documents still fit.
Across Canada, most residential surveys cost $1.6K-$3.5K, and drones may aid mapping, but legal boundaries still require a licensed surveyor’s on-site certification.