Ontario. Boiler Inspection Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Boiler Inspection Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Boiler Inspection Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1930-1975

      History

      The Boiler Inspection Branch was created within the Ontario Department of Labour in 1930. In 1963 it became part of the Safety and Technical Standards Division of the department.

      It was transferred to the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations in 1972 and became part of the Technical Standards Division. In 1975 the Boiler Inspection Branch was replaced with the new Pressure Vessels Safety Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Boiler Inspection Branch promoted safety for boilers through inspections during fabrication and installation, and during major repairs. It also reviewed and approved pressure vessel designs and welding procedures. The branch also registered steam refrigeration and compression plants, and issued licenses to operators.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Labour (1919-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA38

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Labour controls Ontario. Boiler Inspection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1930-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations (1972-2001)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA18

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations controls Ontario. Boiler Inspection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1975

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Steam Boiler Branch (1913-1930)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1743

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Steam Boiler Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Boiler Inspection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Pressure Vessels Safety Branch (1975-1994)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1193

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Pressure Vessels Safety Branch is the successor of Ontario. Boiler Inspection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1192

      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 Department of Labour.

          Ontario Government Telephone Directories.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Steve Billinton