Identity area
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Inspection Services Branch
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The Inspection Services Branch was created in 1961, within the Department of Energy Resources. It resulted from a merger of the Drilling and Production Branch and the Utilization Branch.
It continued to exist until 1964, when the Department of Energy Resources was replaced by the Department of Energy and Resources Management. Within the new department, the functions of the Inspection Branch were assumed by the Energy Branch.
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The Inspection Services Branch conducted safety inspections of gas utilities, pipe lines, and gas and oil installations in Ontario. It also investigated accidents involving the use of fuel, and cooperated with other governments in the implementation of fuel safety regulations.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Annual reports of the Dept. of Energy Resources, 1961. Guide to services of the Ontario Government, 1961.
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana authorities.
Archivist(s):
Bob Krawczyk