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Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Directorate of Ontario
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ARDA
Ontario. Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Directorate
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The Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Directorate was created in December 1962 to administer the federal Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act. The act set up a number of multi-year federal- provincial agreements, such as the Pasture Projects Agreement, the Alternative Uses of Land Agreement, and the Soil and Water Conservation Agreement, which were jointly funded by the governments of Canada and Ontario.
Reporting to Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, the directorate was comprised of eight senior government appointees plus a representative from the University of Guelph. Within the Department and Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the directorate received administrative assistance through the Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Branch (1962-1975), and the Rural Development Branch (1975-1982).
On September 8, 1978 the federal government announced a unilateral withdrawal from the program, effective March 31, 1979. However, the directorate continued to exist. The programs of the directorate existed in an inactive state while a bill had been passed to repeal the ARDA Act. The act could not be proclaimed until land held by the directorate had been disposed of by the government. The ARDA was formally dissolved with the repeal of the Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act (Ontario) on June 27, 2006.
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The Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Directorate preserved agricultural land and rural communities in Ontario in cooperation with the federal government. The directorate had programs relating to farm enlargement and consolidation, administered capital grants for Ontario farmers, conducted research, and provided assistance for agricultural drainage outlets. Initiation for projects funded by the directorate came from county councils, the directorate's role was to review all proposed projects.
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Ontario Rehabilitation and Development Act (Ontario), Statues of Ontario 1962, Chap. 1
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture, 1967-1966
Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture and Food, 1967-1972
Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1972- 1976
Ontario Government Task Force on Agencies, Boards and Commissions: Report on Operational Agencies (January 1997).
Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12- 24
Lee Ann Walker, Policy Advisor in the Policy Analysis Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, in a telephone conversation on April 26, 1999.
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Paul McIlroy