Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Planning Branch (1963-1971)

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Planning Branch (1963-1971)

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    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Planning Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1963-1971

      History

      The Planning Branch was established within the Ontario Department of Highways in 1963, when the Planning and Design Branch was divided into the Planning Branch and the Design Branch.

      The Planning Branch was initially structured into the following four sections: Functional Planning, Traffic and Planning Studies, Program and Cartography. In fiscal year 1964-1965 the Cartography Section was transferred to the Design Branch and the remaining sections were renamed divisions (and later offices). On 1 February 1968 the Program Division became a separate entity from the Planning Branch. In fiscal year 1970-1971 the Traffic and Planning Studies Office became the Traffic and Transportation Planning Office.

      The Planning Branch ceased to exist in 1971 following a reorganization of the department. The activities and offices of the branch were continued by the newly created Planning Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Planning Branch conducted activities related to highway planning in Ontario, including developing surveys, preparing studies and reports, and developing long-term plans with respect to traffic needs and the location of highways in the province.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Highways (1931-1971)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA47

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Highways controls Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Planning Branch (1963-1971)

      Dates of relationship

      1963-1971

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Planning and Design Branch (1955-1963)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1117

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Planning and Design Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Planning Branch (1963-1971)

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Planning Division (1971-1976)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1116

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Planning Division is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Planning Branch (1963-1971)

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      Description of relationship

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1115

      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)

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          Sources

          Department of Highways Annual Report, 1963-1973

          Canadiana name authorities, 1996- 12-24

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Lisa Singer, Mark Epp