Identity area
Type of entity
Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Department of Agriculture and Food
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1966-1972
History
The Department of Agriculture was renamed the Department of Agriculture and Food in 1966.
The Department consisted of a number of branches which were organised into four major divisions in 1969. These divisions were the Finance and Administration Division, the Production and Rural Development Division, the Marketing and Special Services Division, and the Agricultural Education and Research Division.
Agencies which reported to the Department included: the Crop Insurance Commission; the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario; the Milk Commission of Ontario, the Ontario Telephone Service Commission; the Ontario Food Council; the Horticultural Research Institute and the Horticultural Products Laboratory; and the Colleges of Agricultural Technology at Kemptville, New Liskeard and Ridgetown.
With the reorganisation of the government in 1972, the Department of Agriculture and Food was renamed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food,
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Department of Agriculture and Food was responsible for promoting and regulating the agricultural activities of the province. The Department also acted to promote the prosperity and welfare of the farming community, and for developing, improving and marketing the agricultural and food industries of Ontario.
Address
Act to Amend the Department of Agriculture Act, Statutes of Ontario 1966, Chap. 30
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Legal Services Branch (1970-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2193
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Legal Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food
Dates of relationship
1970-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Special Committee on Farm Income (1966-1969)
Identifier of related entity
CA1499
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Special Committee on Farm Income is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1969
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario Agricultural Museum (1967-1997)
Identifier of related entity
BA158
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario Agricultural Museum is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food
Dates of relationship
1967-1972
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Program Analysis Branch (1970-1984)
Identifier of related entity
CA897
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Program Analysis Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food
Dates of relationship
1971-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Production and Rural Development Division (1966-1982)
Identifier of related entity
CA881
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Production and Rural Development Division is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Deputy Minister (1966-1972)
Identifier of related entity
CA1039
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Deputy Minister is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Marketing and Special Services Division (1966-1977)
Identifier of related entity
CA1062
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Marketing and Special Services Division is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Minister (1966-1972)
Identifier of related entity
CA70
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Minister is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
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 and Food
Dates of relationship
1966-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1888-1966)
Identifier of related entity
AA59
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food (1972-1994)
Identifier of related entity
AA68
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
AA60
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
Directory and Guide to Services of the Ontario Government, 1966-1967
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Anger