Identity area
Type of entity
Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Department of Agriculture
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1888-1966
History
The Department of Agriculture was established by statute on March 23, 1888, assuming the functions of the former Department of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Arts. At this time, the title of the head of the Department was also changed from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Arts to the Minister of Agriculture.
Early offices attached to the Department between 1888 and the First World War, included: the Office of the Registrar General until 1891; the Clerk of Forestry until 1895; the Inspector of Factories until 1915; the Inspector of Mines until 1891; and the Provincial Inspector in Road-making until 1900.
After the First World War, a number of branches and agencies began to be established within the Department as government policy increased with respect to the regulation and promotion of particular areas of agricultural activity. These branches and agencies included: the Agricultural Development Board; the Agricultural Representative Branch; the Co-operation and Markets Branch; the Dairy Branch; the Farm Economics Branch; the Farm Products Marketing Board; the Field Crops Branch; the Fruit Branch; the Live Stock Branch; and the Milk Control Board of Ontario.
The Department of Agriculture continued to exist until 1966, when it was renamed the Department of Agriculture and Food.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Department of Agriculture provided services in production methods, farm management, marketing, and other phases of agriculture, with a view to improving the quality and quantity of agricultural products, and to promoting the prosperity and welfare of the farming community. The Department was also responsible for operating various educational and research institutions in the field of agriculture.
Address
Act respecting the Department of Agriculture and other Industries, Statutes of Ontario 1888, Chap. 8
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Agricultural Manpower Service (1941-1982)
Identifier of related entity
CA1068
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Agricultural Manpower Service is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1941-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Factory Inspection Branch (1913-1964)
Identifier of related entity
CA1722
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Factory Inspection Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1913-1915
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Bureau of Colonization (1899-1910)
Identifier of related entity
CA1451
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Bureau of Colonization is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1905-1910
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Milk Industry Inquiry Committee (1963-1965)
Identifier of related entity
CA1554
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Milk Industry Inquiry Committee is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1963-1965
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food. Marketing Branch (1957-1967)
Identifier of related entity
CA1484
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food. Marketing Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1957-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Bureau of Forestry (1895-1907)
Identifier of related entity
CA1284
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Bureau of Forestry is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1905-1907
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Veterinary Services Branch (1964-1982)
Identifier of related entity
CA1184
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Veterinary Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1964-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Milk Industry Board of Ontario (1957-1965)
Identifier of related entity
CA1178
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Milk Industry Board of Ontario is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1957-1965
Description of relationship
Related entity
Milk Control Board of Ontario (1934-1957)
Identifier of related entity
CA1177
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Milk Control Board of Ontario is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1934-1957
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Co-operatives Branch (1961-1965)
Identifier of related entity
CA1170
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Co-operatives Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1961-1965
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Women's Institute Branch (1922-1956)
Identifier of related entity
CA1060
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Women's Institute Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1922-1956
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Soils and Crops Branch (1962-1982)
Identifier of related entity
CA1056
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Soils and Crops Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1962-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario Food Council (1963-1979)
Identifier of related entity
CA1058
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario Food Council is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1963-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario Farm Products Marketing Board (1946-1989)
Identifier of related entity
CA1035
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario Farm Products Marketing Board is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1946-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of the Deputy Minister (1888-1966)
Identifier of related entity
CA1038
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of the Deputy Minister is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1888-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Milk Commission of Ontario (1965-1989)
Identifier of related entity
CA1036
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Milk Commission of Ontario is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1965-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Institutes Branch (1894-1922)
Identifier of related entity
CA1059
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Institutes Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1894-1922
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch (1901-1982)
Identifier of related entity
CA1063
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1901-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Directorate of Ontario (1962-2006)
Identifier of related entity
CA1042
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Directorate of Ontario is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1962-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Agricultural Representative Branch (1920-1956)
Identifier of related entity
CA39
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Agricultural Representative Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1920-1956
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Farm Economics and Statistics Branch (1958-1965)
Identifier of related entity
CA616
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Farm Economics and Statistics Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1958-1965
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Farm Economics, Co-operatives and Statistics Branch (1965-1972)
Identifier of related entity
CA273
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Farm Economics, Co-operatives and Statistics Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1965-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Office of the Commissioner of Highways (1896-1915)
Identifier of related entity
CA291
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Office of the Commissioner of Highways is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1896-1900
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of the Minister (1888-1966)
Identifier of related entity
CA43
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of the Minister is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1888-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Statistics and Publications Branch (1918-1958)
Identifier of related entity
CA615
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Statistics and Publications Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1918-1958
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dairy Branch (1920-1968)
Identifier of related entity
CA1030
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dairy Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1920-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Extension Branch (1956-1982)
Identifier of related entity
CA1065
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Extension Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1956-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Farm Products Control Board (1931-1946)
Identifier of related entity
CA1034
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Farm Products Control Board is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1931-1946
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Home Economics Branch (1956-1982)
Identifier of related entity
CA1061
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Home Economics Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1956-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Information Branch (1958-1972)
Identifier of related entity
CA1027
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Information Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1958-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Live Stock Branch (1905-1982)
Identifier of related entity
CA1032
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Live Stock Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
1905-1966
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Arts (1877-1888)
Identifier of related entity
AA58
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Arts is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food (1966-1972)
Identifier of related entity
AA60
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
AA59
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
Bishop, Olga. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1867-1900 (1976)
MacTaggart, Hazel I. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955 (1964)
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Anger