Identity area
Type of entity
Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Bureau of Colonization
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Bureau of Colonization
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1899-1910
History
The Bureau of Colonization was created in 1899, replacing the former Department of Immigration. It formed a part of the Department of Crown Lands. The Bureau was transferred to the Department of Agriculture in 1905.
The Bureau was replaced by the Colonization and Immigration Branch in 1910.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Bureau of Colonization promoted and directed land settlement in Ontario, and encouraged the immigratino of farm labour and domestic servants.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Crown Lands (1867-1905)
Identifier of related entity
AA49
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Crown Lands controls Ontario. Bureau of Colonization
Dates of relationship
1899-1905
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1888-1966)
Identifier of related entity
AA59
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture controls Ontario. Bureau of Colonization
Dates of relationship
1905-1910
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Immigration (1874-1899)
Identifier of related entity
BA172
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Immigration is the predecessor of Ontario. Bureau of Colonization
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
CA1451
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
Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955.
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities.
Archivist(s):
Crockett