Belleville Timber District

• Belleville Timber District

• Ontario Timber District

• Ontario Territory

• Belleville Agency

The Belleville Timber District (known as the Ontario Agency until 1872) was established within the Crown Lands Department of Canada West in 1854.

The District was headed by a Crown Timber Agent who reported to the Department through the Woods and Forests Branch. The District headquarters were located in Belleville.

The Belleville Timber District ceased to exist in 1934 when the province's timber districts were incorporated into the Department of Lands and Forests district field organization.

The Belleville Timber District supervised timber operations in the territory south of the Ottawa basin from the Quebec border to Toronto. It administered the various timber regulations and Acts on behalf of the governments of the Province of Canada and of Ontario, reviewed timber license applications, issued licenses, recorded limits and sales, arbitrated disputes, collected ground rents and dues, and supervised wood rangers.

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Renewing Nature's Wealth, Richard S. Lambert, 1967

Reports of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, 1867-1905

Reports of the Minister of Lands and Mines, 1905-1906

Reports of the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 1906-1920

Reports of the Minister of Lands and Forests, 1920-1935

Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 2000-05-01

Archivist(s):
Nancy Martin