Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Accounts Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Accounts Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Accounts Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Accounts

    • Canada (Province). Crown Lands Dept. Accounts Branch

    • Ontario. Dept. of Crown Lands. Accounts Branch

    • Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Mines. Accounts Branch

    • Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines. Accounts Branch

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1845-1971

    History

    The Accounts Branch was established within the Crown Lands Department around 1845. The Branch became part of the new Department of Crown Lands at the time of its formation in 1867 and then joined the Department of Lands and Mines in 1905, the Department of Lands, Forests and Mines in 1906, and the Department of Lands and Forests in 1920.

    The Branch was known as the Division of Accounts from 1941-1959.

    In 1971, the Accounts Branch was replaced by the Financial Management Branch.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Accounts Branch of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests provided accounting and financial administrative support services to the Department. It maintained records of revenue and expenditure, prepared financial statements, and supervised and co-ordinated the accounting functions of the Department's various offices.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Canada (Province). Crown Lands Dept. (1827-1867)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA100

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Canada (Province). Crown Lands Dept. controls Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Accounts Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1846-1867

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Crown Lands (1867-1905)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA49

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Crown Lands controls Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Accounts Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1867-1905

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Mines (1905-1906)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA50

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Mines controls Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Accounts Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1905-1906

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines (1906-1920)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA51

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines controls Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Accounts Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1906-1920

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests (1920-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA52

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests controls Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Accounts Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1920-1971

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1386

    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

        Annual Reports of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, 1870-1905.

        Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1977-1985.

        KWIC Indexes to Government Services, 1988-1993/94.

        Maintenance notes

        Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1999-12.

        Archivist(s):
        N. Martin, S. McClure