Identity area
Type of entity
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Bureau of Agriculture
Other form(s) of name
Canada (Province). Dept. of Agriculture
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Bureau of Agriculture for the Province of Canada was established by legislation passed on November 1, 1852. The head of the Bureau was given the title of Minister of Agriculture.
In addition to its agricultural functions, the Bureau was also responsible for the Board of Arts and Manufactures of both Upper and Lower Canada, as well as the Board of Registration and Statistics, formerly under the direction of the Inspector General.
In 1862, legislation was passed which established the Bureau of Agriculture as the Department of Agriculture. However, both terms continued to be used until 1867. By 1868, the functions of the Bureau/Department as they related to Upper Canada, or Canada-West, were assumed by the new Bureau of Agriculture and Arts for the Province of Ontario.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Bureau of Agriculture for the Province of Canada was responsible for the development and improvement of the agricultural conditions of the Province, and for providing financial assistance in the form of provincial grants to agricultural societies and associations. Activities of the Bureau included: collecting and publishing facts and information relating to the agricultural interests of the Province; receiving applications of patents for inventions; encouraging and promoting immigration; and assisting and supervising in the construction of colonization roads.
Address
Act to provide for the establishment of a Bureau of Agriculture, and to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to Agriculture, Statutes of the Province of Canada 1852, Chap. 11
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Bishop, Olga. Publications of the Government of the Province of Canada, 1841-1867 (1963)
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Maintenance notes
Canadiana uses "Canada. Bureau of Agriculture". However, the AO distinguishes between the Province of Canada (1841-1867) and the Nation of Canada (1867- ), and therefore has modified the form of name to "Canada (Province). Bureau of Agriculture".
Archivist(s):
R. Anger