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Personnel Branch
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Personnel Section
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Dates of existence
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The Personnel Branch (known initially as the Personnel Section) was established within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests on December 1, 1957, replacing the Personnel Management Section of the former Division of Operation and Personnel. The Personnel Section reported to one of the Department's Assistant Deputy Ministers.
The Personnel Section was renamed the Personnel Branch in 1959. The Branch became part of the Department of Lands and Forests' new Finance and Administration Division in 1971. In 1972, the Branch became part of the new Ministry of Natural Resources where it continued to form part of the Finance and Administration Division.
In 1977, the Personnel Branch was replaced by the Ministry of Natural Resources' new Human Resources Branch.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Personnel Branch of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests established personnel policies, procedures and appropriate classification and compensation levels for Department employees. The Branch also oversaw staff recruitment, safety programs, Workers' Compensation, human resource planning, training and development, employee counselling, the investigation of employee grievances and conflict of interest cases, employment equity and all matters affecting working conditions and staff performance within the Department.
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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
Reports of the Minister of Lands and Forests, 1957-1972.
Reports of the Minister of Natural Resources, 1973-1979.
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1999-12.
Archivist(s):
N. Martin, S. McClure