Ontario. Community Planning Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Community Planning Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Community Planning Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Town and Community Planning Branch

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1944-1972

    History

    The Community Planning Branch was established in 1944 within the Department of Planning and Development. Originally known as the Town and Community Planning Branch, it was renamed the Community Planning Branch in 1947.

    In 1960 the branch was transferred to the Department of Municipal Affairs.

    The Community Planning Branch ceased to exist in 1972, when responsibility for local planning issues was tranferred to the new Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs. The functions of the branch were assumed by the Plans Administration Branch and the Local Planning Policy Branch.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Community Planning Branch assisted municipalities in Ontario to organize local planning authorities and provided expertise and advice in the development of planning tools such as zoning by-laws and official plans.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Planning and Development (1944-1961)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA14

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Planning and Development controls Ontario. Community Planning Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1944-1960

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs (1934-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA21

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs controls Ontario. Community Planning Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1960-1972

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Plans Administration Branch (1972-1995)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1242

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Plans Administration Branch is the successor of Ontario. Community Planning Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Local Planning Policy Branch (1972-1985)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1243

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Local Planning Policy Branch is the successor of Ontario. Community Planning Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Community Renewal Branch (1974-1990)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1257

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Community Renewal Branch is the successor of Ontario. Community Planning Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1241

    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

        Department of Planning and Development Annual Reports, 1944-1961; Department of Municipal Affairs Annual Reports, 1961-1972.

        Maintenance notes

        Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities.

        Archivist(s):
        Crockett