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Looking for a survey company to locate survey pins of my property to install a fence who is the cheapest you would recommend ?

maybe scan ebrandon and see if anybody with a metal detector could help you out, they may do it for you really cheap

In Brandon?

There are a few in Brandon. Geoverra, Richmond, Prairie Benchmark. I would suggest calling all three and getting a quote. If you're concerned with finding your exact property line I would suggest not worrying about finding someone with a metal detector that will do it for $50. A surveyor will produce a legal document for you and stand by it, Joe from down the street doesnt give 2 hoots about 5 years down the road when the city comes calling you because you built your garage on the neighbours land.

now you talking a couple of hundred if not thousands to locate 4 metal posts that are already there from the previous survey company , probably just covered in a couple of inches of dirt, i know what way i would go ,good luck prospecting

When you bought, took over the property there would have been a map and legal des:cription.  
Using this as your base line, it should from the measurements be reasonably easy to locate the pins, if they are actually there.  
I would 'phone the land titles office and ask if they have a more detailed des:cription and/or would advise of a means of locating your property boundary.  
 
Just a thought in passing, would you not have to have a permit to erect a fence because it will be subject to byelaws regarding height etc.  
 
Edited by vegimite, 2021-04-30 16:07:32

Permits are not required for fences, although they are subject to by-laws regarding height etc.  
 
https://www.brandon.ca/images/pdf/planning/Brochures/How_to_Build_a_Fence.pdf  
 
It's possible no map or legal des:cription exists. Sometimes title insurance is purchased instead. That might apply here if the fence ends up being not quite in the right spot. It should be in the purchasing paperwork. If not, inquire with your lawyer.

thanks for the input, I'm not a resident of Brandon and our municipality requires a permit for all work exceeding a certain value (5000 I think at present).

There may be pins and yes you may be able to fund them with a locator for cheap, but that does not mean they are in the right location. If you get someone that is not a surveyor to locate your pins, and they turn out to be in the wrong spot then your basing your entire fenceline on a bad location. Ok if you have a good neighbor but if the neighbor argues the fence location then you could be in trouble.  
A residential survey usually goes for around 500 to 750 dollars depending on surrounding monuments and how big your lot is.  
I would call one of the companies to get an estimate at least