Ontario. Architecture and Planning Unit

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Architecture and Planning Unit

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Architecture and Planning Unit

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1982-1986

      History

      The Architecture and Planning Unit established within the Heritage Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture in 1982. It was created from the merging of the Architectural Conservation Section with the Heritage Conservation Section.

      The Unit ceased to exist in 1986, following a reorganisation of the Heritage Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Architecture and Planning Unit provided support and encouragement for the efforts of municipalities, organizations, agencies and individuals involved in the conservation, protection, promotion and use of the Province of Ontario's architectural heritage. Responsibilities included supplying staff support for the Ontario Heritage Foundation; administering the Building Rehabilitation and Improvement Campaign (BRIC); managing the Heritage Roads/Bridges Program of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications and the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture, as well as the Heritage Properties Program of the Ontario Ministry of Government Services and the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture; and reviewing and providing advice on statutory planning matters, including environmental assessments and municipal official plans.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      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. Architecture and Planning Unit

      Dates of relationship

      1982-1986

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Architectural Conservation Section (1975-1982)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA643

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Architectural Conservation Section is the predecessor of Ontario. Architecture and Planning Unit

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Heritage Conservation Section (1977-1982)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA645

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Heritage Conservation Section is the predecessor of Ontario. Architecture and Planning Unit

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA644

      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

          Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1982-1986

          Inventory 47 - Culture (July 1996)

          Maintenance notes

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

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