Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Office of the Deputy Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Office of the Deputy Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Deputy Minister

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1920-1972

      History

      The Office of the Deputy Minister of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests was established in 1920. It replaced the Office of the Deputy Minister of the Department of Lands, Forests and Mines. The Office of the Deputy Minister of Lands and Forests continued until 1972 when the Department of Lands and Forests was replaced by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

      The position of Deputy Minister of Lands and Forests was held by Albert Grigg from 1920-1921, by Walter Cain from 1921-1941, by Frank MacDougall from 1941-1966, and by G.H.U. Bayly from 1966-1972.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Deputy Minister was the senior administrative official in the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. The Deputy Minister was also responsible for the day to day operations of the department, for acting as liaison between the Minister and the Department's division heads regarding policy and administrative decisions, and for providing the Minister with information and advice on policy and legislation.

      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. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1920-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines. Office of the Deputy Minister (1906-1920)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1480

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines. Office of the Deputy Minister is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Office of the Deputy Minister (1972-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1482

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Office of the Deputy Minister is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1481

      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 Minister of Lands and Forests, 1920-1972.

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1999-12.

          Archivist(s):
          N. Martin