The Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) is an independent provincial tribunal responsible for adjudicating applications in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) - the limited physical land in which agricultural products can be grown in BC and where preferential land is zoned for agriculture uses. 

Responsible for administering the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). Encourages farming on agricultural land in collaboration with other communities of interest. Encourages governments and first nation communities to enable and accommodate farm use of agricultural land and uses compatible with agriculture in their plans, bylaws and policies.

The ALC will also reconsider and hear appeals of some types of its decisions. The ALC is established under the Agricultural Land Commission Act and is responsible for enforcing provisions of the Act. 

The purpose as set out in the legislation is to:

• Preserve agricultural land.
• Encourage farming in collaboration with other communities of interest.
• Encourage local governments, First Nations, the government and its agents to enable and accommodate farm use of agricultural land and uses compatible with agriculture in their plans, bylaws and policies.