Can a contract involving the sale of land be evidenced in writing?

Section 4 of the Statute of Frauds requires that contracts involving the sale of land be evidenced in writing to be enforceable. Courts have enforced agreements for the sale of land, even when not evidenced in writing, where an individual has relied on and acted pursuant to the oral agreement alleged (the doctrine of part performance). The part performance must be unequivocally referable to the contract alleged; no lesser standard will suffice: Booth v. Knibb Developments Ltd., [2002] A.J. No. 957, 2002 ABCA 180 at para. 19.