Ontario. Dept. of Energy Resources

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Energy Resources

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Department of Energy Resources

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1959-1964

      History

      The Department of Energy Resources was established by legislation in 1959.

      The Department consisted of the Office of the Minister, Office of the Deputy Minister, Administration Branch, Energy Studies Branch, Drilling and Production Branch, Transmission and Distribution Inspection Branch, and the Utilization Branch. In 1962, the Transmission and Distribution Inspection Branch and the Utilization Branch were merged to create the Inspection Services Branch.

      The Ontario Fuel Board was also attached to the Department until 1960, when it ceased to exist. The administrative functions of the Board were assumed by the Department of Energy Resources, while its judicial functions were taken over by the Ontario Energy Board.

      The Department of Energy Resources continued to exist until 1964, when it acquired responsibility over the Conservation Authorities Branch, formerly with the Department of Lands and Forests, and was renamed the Department of Energy and Resources Management.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Department of Energy Resources was responsible for regulating the production, storage, transmission, distribution, sale, and use of fuel in Ontario. Activities included administering and developing regulations relating to fuel appliances, fuel use, pipe lines, and the drilling and production of gas and oil.

      Address

      Department of Energy Resources Act, Statutes of Ontario 1959, Chap. 26

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Energy Resources. Inspection Services Branch (1961-1964)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1291

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Energy Resources. Inspection Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Energy Resources

      Dates of relationship

      1961-1964

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Energy and Resources Management (1964-1971)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA22

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Energy and Resources Management is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Energy Resources

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      AA56

      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

          Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Annual Report of the Department of Energy Resources, 1960

          Directory and Guide to Services of the Ontario Government, 1959-1964

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger