On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 12:50, tianli posted to
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In 1970 I bought some land in Canada

I thought you can only "lease" the Crown's land.
You can't own it in perpetuity - please correct me.
Perhaps that applies only to "Das Territories"?

No, you can own land. There is Crown land, but that is mostly isolated and
about mineral rights. The Crown (i.e., gov't) has to release the land for
development and then it can be bought or sold. It is possible to go north,
build a cabin and live in it. If you're isolated, no one will bother you.
You might have an RCMP visit you for coffee and to see what you're doing
(e.g., are you harming the environment), but that's about it. Been there,
done that. It's the locals who might vandalize the cabin when you're gone
that has become a problem in the age of snowmobiles, fast boats and beer.