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Division of Parks
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The Division of Parks was established within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests on October 1, 1954, when the former Division of Lands and Recreational Areas was divided into the Division of Lands and Division of Parks.
The Division of Parks was replaced by the Parks Branch in 1959.
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The Division of Parks was responsible for the administration of Ontario's provincial parks, and for the surveying of land for additional potential park properties.
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Rules and/or conventions used
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
Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1956- 1971
Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Guide to Services of the Government of Ontario, 1956.
Maintenance notes
Canadiana Authorities has a heading "Ontario. Division of Parks" which is meant to apply to both the later and earlier divisions of this name. However, require two headings and therefore the division has been subordinated to the Department name.
Archivist(s):
Nancy Martin, Susan McClure