Ontario. Air Service Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Air Service Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Air Service Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Air Service Branch

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1972-1978

    History

    The Air Service Branch was established on April 1, 1972 within the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, replacing the former Air Service Section of the Environmental Protection Branch of the Department of Lands and Forests. The branch was located within the ministry's Field Services Division.

    The branch ceased to exist in 1978 when it was merged with the Forest Fire Control Branch to form the new Aviation and Fire Management Centre.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Air Service Branch was responsible for the operation of a fleet of aircraft to support forest fire detection and suppression and timber, fish and wildlife management in Ontario. The craft were also used for aerial surveys, mercy flights and crash and rescue missions, and could be used by other departments of the government.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources (1972-2014)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA17

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources controls Ontario. Air Service Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1972-1978

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Air Service Section (1957-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA551

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Air Service Section is the predecessor of Ontario. Air Service Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Aviation and Fire Management Centre (1978-1991)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA620

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Aviation and Fire Management Centre is the successor of Ontario. Air Service Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA617

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

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

    Status

    Approved

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

    Language(s)

      Script(s)

        Sources

        Annual Reports of the Minister of Lands and Forests

        Annual Reports of the Minister of Natural Resources

        Maintenance notes

        Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

        Archivist(s):
        Nancy Martin, Susan McClure