Agricultural Land Reserve

British Columbia's Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) is a collection of land where agriculture is designated as the priority use. Farming is encouraged and non-agricultural uses are restricted.^: 16

The ALR was established by the British Columbia New Democratic Party government of Dave Barrett in 1973 to preserve the province's limited farmland from urbanization.^: 1–5 The ALR covers 4.6 million hectares (46 thousand square kilometers, equivalent to 18 thousand square miles), or about 4.9% of British Columbia's land base.^: 73

There are six ALR administrative regions: South Coast, Interior, Island, Kootenay, North, and Okanagan.

Tax breaks are applicable to property in the ALR, and questions of equity among taxpayers have emerged.