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

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Minister

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1920-1972

      History

      The Office of the Minister of Lands and Forests was established in 1920, replacing the Office of the Minister Lands, Forests and Mines.

      The Office continued to exist until 1972, when the Department of Lands and Forests was merged with the Department of Mines and Northern Affairs to form the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister held the senior office within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, and was ultimately accountable to the Legislature for the Department's activities. The Office of the Minister provided administrative and political support for the Minister's duties and activities.

      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 Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1920-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Office of the Minister (1972-2014)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA282

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

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

      Identifier of related entity

      CA278

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA279

      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

          MacTaggart, Hazel I. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955 (1964)

          MacTaggart, Hazel I. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1956-1971 (1976)

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger