Ontario. Archaeological Conservation Section

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Archaeological Conservation Section

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Archaeological Conservation Section

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Archaeological Planning Section

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1975-1982

    History

    The Archaeological Conservation Section (originally named the Archaeological Planning Section) was established in 1975 as part of the Historical Planning and Research Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation.

    In 1981 the Historical Planning and Research Branch became part of the new Arts, Heritage and Libraries Division and was renamed the Archaeology and Heritage Planning Branch. With this change, the Archaeological Planning Section was re-named the Archaeological Conservation Section.

    In early 1982, the Archaeology and Heritage Planning Branch, including the Archaeological Conservation Section, was transferred to the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture. Later in 1982, however, the Archaeology and Heritage Planning Branch, the Heritage Administration Branch, and Heritage Trust were merged to form the new Heritage Branch. With this change, the functions of the Archaeological Conservation Section were assumed by the Archaeology Unit.

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    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Archaeological Conservation Section administered a number of responsibilities which originated in the Ontario Heritage Act of 1974. The Section administered licences for archaeological work, designated property of archaeological or historical significance, and advised the Minister to place stop work orders on development in order to protect sites. The Section also provided staff support to the Ontario Heritage Foundation for such functions as administration, auditing and monitoring archaeological expenditures, policy and programme development and implementation, and in conjunction with the Archaeological Research Section, studied Foundation properties of archaeological value. Finally, the Section maintained an archaeological sites data base for Ontario, which included site reports, maps, photographs, and site record forms.

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    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation (1975-1982)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA5

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation controls Ontario. Archaeological Conservation Section

    Dates of relationship

    1975-1982

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship and Culture (1982-1987)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA9

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship and Culture controls Ontario. Archaeological Conservation Section

    Dates of relationship

    1982

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Archaeology Unit (1982-1986)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA683

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Archaeology Unit is the successor of Ontario. Archaeological Conservation Section

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA682

    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

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        Sources

        Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1975-1982

        Inventory 47 - Culture (July 1996)

        Maintenance notes

        Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24


        Archivist(s):
        G. Brown, R. Anger