Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Fish and Wildlife Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Fish and Wildlife Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Fish and Wildlife Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1959-1971

      History

      The Fish and Wildlife Branch was created within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in 1959, replacing the Division of Fish and Wildlife. The branch contained a Wildlife Section and a Fisheries Section.

      In 1971, the Fish and Wildlife Branch became part of the newly created Outdoor Recreation Division. On April 1, 1971 it ceased to exist. Its functions were divided between the Sport Fisheries Branch, the Commercial Fish and Fur Branch, and the Wildlife Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Fish and Wildlife Branch was responsible for fish and game and fur management throughout Ontario. It operated fish hatcheries and managed the commercial and game fisheries, and conducted fisheries research for the great lakes (except Lake Superior after the late 1950's, for which research was conducted by the federal government). It was also responsible for the collection of statistics of commercial and sport fisheries catches on all Great Lakes, via lake and stream surveys, fish population studies, creel censuses, and fish harvest statistics.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      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. Fish and Wildlife Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1959-1971

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Fish and Wildlife (1946-1959)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA621

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Fish and Wildlife is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Fish and Wildlife Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Commercial Fish and Fur Branch (1971-1976)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1159

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Commercial Fish and Fur Branch is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Fish and Wildlife Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Sport Fisheries Branch (1971-1976)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1157

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Sport Fisheries Branch is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Fish and Wildlife Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Wildlife Branch (1971-1991)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1156

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Wildlife Branch is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Fish and Wildlife Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA746

      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 Report of the Minister of Lands and Forests, 1960-1971

          Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Nancy Martin, Susan McClure