Ontario. Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch

Zone d'identification

Type d'entité

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Forme autorisée du nom

Ontario. Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch

forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom

    Forme(s) du nom normalisée(s) selon d'autres conventions

    • Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch

    Autre(s) forme(s) du nom

    • Ontario. Agricultural Societies' Branch

    Numéro d'immatriculation des collectivités

    Zone de description

    Dates d’existence

    1901-1982

    Historique

    The Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch was established within the Ontario Department of Agriculture in 1901.

    The branch reported to the Deputy Minister until 1960. After that, it formed part of the Agricultural Extension Division (1960-1966), the Services Division (1966), and the Production and Rural Development Division (1966-1982).

    On April 1, 1982, the Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch was merged with the Agricultural Manpower Service, the Home Economics Branch, and the Youth Extension Section and became known as the Rural Organizations and Services Branch.

    Lieux

    Statut légal

    Fonctions et activités

    The Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch administered grants and provided direction to rural and agricultural organizations in Ontario, primarily for the staging of fairs, plowing matches, and civic beautification programs. After 1965, the branch provided capital grants to municipalities and First Nation Reserves for the construction and renovation of arenas, pools, athletic fields, and meeting halls. In the 1980s, the branch's duties shifted to conducting outreach education programs on nutrition, finance, and stress management.

    Adresse

    Organisation interne/Généalogie

    Contexte général

    Zone des relations

    Entité associée

    Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1888-1966)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA59

    Type de relation

    hiérarchique

    Type de relation

    Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture contrôles Ontario. Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch

    Dates de la relation

    Description de la relation

    Entité associée

    Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food (1966-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA60

    Type de relation

    hiérarchique

    Type de relation

    Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food contrôles Ontario. Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch

    Dates de la relation

    Description de la relation

    Entité associée

    Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food (1972-1994)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA68

    Type de relation

    hiérarchique

    Type de relation

    Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food contrôles Ontario. Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch

    Dates de la relation

    Description de la relation

    Entité associée

    Ontario. Rural Organizations and Services Branch (1982-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA915

    Type de relation

    temporel

    Type de relation

    Ontario. Rural Organizations and Services Branch est le successeur de Ontario. Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch

    Dates de la relation

    Description de la relation

    Zone des points d'accès

    Mots-clés - Sujets

    Mots-clés - Lieux

    Epithet

    Zone du contrôle

    Identifiant de notice d'autorité

    CA1063

    Identifiant du service d'archives

    Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

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

    Statut

    Approved

    Niveau de détail

    Dates de production, de révision et de suppression

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

    Langue(s)

      Écriture(s)

        Sources

        Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture, 1901-1966

        Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture and Food, 1967-1972

        Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1972- 1982

        Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12- 24

        Notes de maintenance

        Archivist(s):
        Paul McIlroy