AB = Alberta

ABN = Abandonment

ACR = Acre

ADA = Anglican Diocese of Athabasca

BC = British Columbia

BCARS = British Columbia Archives and Records Service

BCH = Baptist Church of Canada

BR = Boyer River Settlement

Br = British Subject by Birth

CA = Canada

CAN = Cancellation

CNO = Canadian Northern Railway

CU = Carcajou

DLS = Dominion Land Survey

DU = Dunvegan

E = East

EDBC = Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway

F = File Number

FL = Flyingshot Lake Settlement

FRG = Free Grant

FRP = Fractional Purchase

FV = Fort Vermilion Settlement

GL = Grazing Lease

GTP = Grand Trunk Pacific Railway

HBC = Hudson’s Bay Company

HBS = Half-breed Scrip

HSD = Homestead

IR = Indian Reserve

LSD = Legal Subdivision

LT = Lot or River Lot

M = Meridian

MA = Manitoba

MBS = Military Bounty Scrip

MCH = Methodist Church of Canada

MI = Minor

N = North

n = No

Na = Naturalized Canadian

NE = Northeast

NB = New Brunswick

NF = Newfoundland

NS = Nova Scotia

NT = Northwest Territories

NV = North Vermilion Settlement

NW = Northwest

NWT = North West Territories

ON = Ontario

PA = Paddle River

PAA = Provincial Archives of Alberta

PAT = Patent

PI = Prince Edward Island

PQ = Quebec

PR = Peace River Landing Settlement

PRCH = Presbyterian Church of Canada

PRE = Pre-emption

PT = Part of a Lot or Quarter-section

QS = Quarters-section

R = Range

RCDA = Roman Catholic Diocese of Athabasca

Re = Repatriated Canadian

RY = Railway

S = South

SA = Saskatchewan

SAS = South African Scrip

SAV = South African Volunteer

SE = Southeast

SEC = Section

SH = Shaftesbury Settlement

SL = School Land

SQ = Squatter

SR = Spirit River Settlement

SSB = Soldiers Settlement Board

ST = Sturgeon Lake

SW = Southwest

TP = Township

TR = Timber Reserve

TR8 = Treaty 8

TS = Time Sale

UK = United Kingdom

W = West

WW1 = World War I

US = United States

X = Cancelled or Abandoned

x = No

y = Yes

YK = Yukon Territory