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Commercial Fish and Fur Branch
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The Commercial Fish and Fur Branch was established within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests on April 1, 1971 when the responsibilities of the Department's former Fish and Wildlife Branch were divided amongst the Wildlife Branch, the Sport Fisheries Branch and the Commercial Fish and Fur Branch.
The Commercial Fish and Fur Branch was composed of the Commercial Fish Section, the Fur Section and the Resource Development Section. It formed part of the Resources Products Division of the Department of Lands and Forests between 1971 and 1972, and part of the Division of Fish and Wildlife of the Ministry of Natural Resouces between 1972 and 1976.
On April 1, 1976, the Commercial Fish and Fur Branch ceased to exist. The Branch's fisheries-related functions were combined with those of the Sport Fisheries Branch to form the new Fisheries Branch. The Branch's fur-related functions were absorbed by the existing Wildlife Branch.
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The Commercial Fish and Fur Branch was responsible for the regulation of the commercial fish and fur industry in Ontario. Its activities included ensuring the production of adequate commercial supplies of fish and fur, ensuring legal and physical access to fish and fur supplies, and the establishment and co-ordination of programs for the use of renewable natural resources by native persons.
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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 Minister of Natural Resources, 1973-1977
Government of Ontario telephone directories, 1971-1972
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Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Archivist(s):
N. Martin