Ontario. Conservation Authorities and Water Management Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Conservation Authorities and Water Management Branch

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    • Conservation Authorities and Water Management Branch

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1979-1990

      History

      The Conservation Authorities and Water Management Branch was created within the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resource in 1979 from a merger of the former Engineering Services Branch and Conservation Authorities Branch. The branch formed part of the Lands and Waters Group.

      The branch was divided into the Conservation Authorities Section, the Water and Related Land Management Section, the Conservation and Recreation Land Management Program, and the Technical Services Section.

      The Conservation Authorities and Water Management Branch ceased to exist during a major restructuring of the Ministry of Natural Resources in 1990. Its functions were assumed by the new Lands and Waters Policy Branch, which contained a Conservation Authorities Section and a Water Policy section. Technical functions were assumed by a temporary Water Management Section within that Policy Branch, but by 1992 they were passed on to a more appropriately placed Engineering Branch within the ministry.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Conservation Authorities and Water Authorities Branch was responsible for water policy and planning systems development for Conservation Authorities and areas not covered by Conservation Authorities. In addition, the branch provided funding, management and planning assistance to the Authorities as well as technical services in the management of Ontario's public waters.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources (1972-2014)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA17

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources controls Ontario. Conservation Authorities and Water Management Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1979-1990

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Conservation Authorities Branch (1962-1979)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1050

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Conservation Authorities Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Conservation Authorities and Water Management Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Lands and Waters Policy Branch (1991-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1935

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Lands and Waters Policy Branch is the successor of Ontario. Conservation Authorities and Water Management Branch

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      Description of relationship

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      Authority record identifier

      CA1153

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      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

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          Sources

          Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Annual Reports of the Minister of Natural Resources

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Nancy Martin, Susan McClure