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Colonization Roads Branch
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The Colonization Roads Branch was established within the Ontario Department of Crown Lands in 1867, continuing those functions of the former Colonization Roads Branch for the Province of Canada that related to Canada-West (Upper Canada).
The head of the Branch was the Superintendent of Colonization Roads, J.W. Bridgland.
In 1870, the Colonization Roads Branch was amalgamated with the Surveys Branch and the Letters Patent Branch to form the Surveys, Patents and Roads Branch.
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The Colonization Roads Branch supervised the formation of new roads, the repair of existing roads, and the construction of bridges, in unorganized and sparsely settled parts of Ontario.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Annual Reports of the Department of Crown Lands, 1868-1870
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996- 12-24
Archivist(s):
R. Anger