Identity area
Type of entity
Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Department of Lands, Forests and Mines
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1906-1920
History
The Department of Lands, Forests and Mines was established on April 27, 1906, replacing the Department of Lands and Mines (formerly the Department of Crown Lands). The head of the Department was the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines.
Branches and Bureaus that were attached to the Department during its existence included: the Forestry Branch (1912- 1920); the Colonization and Immigration Branch (1916-1920); the Bureau of Mines (1906-1920); the Northern Development Branch (1912-1920); the Lands Branch (1906-1920); and the Surveys Branch (1906-1920).
In 1920, the Bureau of Mines was elevated to Department status, becoming the Department of Mines. With this change, the remaining functions of the Department of Lands, Forests and Mines were continued as the Department of Lands and Forests.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Department of Lands, Forests and Mines was responsible for controlling and developing the Crown Lands, forest resources, and mining interests of the Province.
Address
An Act respecting the Department of Lands, Forests and Mines, Statutes of Ontario 1906, Chap. 10
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Colonization Roads Branch (1900-1937) (1900-1937)
Identifier of related entity
CA290
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Colonization Roads Branch (1900-1937) is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1919-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Military Grants Branch (1901-1916)
Identifier of related entity
CA1486
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Military Grants Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1906-1916
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
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines. Office of the Deputy Minister is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1906-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Accounts Branch (1845-1971)
Identifier of related entity
CA1386
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Accounts Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1906-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Kenora Timber District (1889-1934)
Identifier of related entity
CA1279
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Kenora Timber District is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1906-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Belleville Timber District (1854-1934)
Identifier of related entity
CA1275
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Belleville Timber District is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1906-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ottawa Timber District (1843-1934)
Identifier of related entity
CA1274
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ottawa Timber District is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1906-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Western Timber District (1858-1934)
Identifier of related entity
CA1276
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Western Timber District is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1906-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Forestry Branch (1912-1941)
Identifier of related entity
CA546
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Forestry Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1912-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Woods and Forests Branch (1852-1941)
Identifier of related entity
CA547
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Woods and Forests Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1906-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Lands Branch (1916-1941)
Identifier of related entity
CA1150
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Lands Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1916-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Surveys Branch (1912-1941)
Identifier of related entity
CA507
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Surveys Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1912-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Surveys and Patents Branch (1900-1912)
Identifier of related entity
CA506
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Surveys and Patents Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1906-1912
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
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines. Office of the Minister is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1906-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Northern Development Branch (1912-1926)
Identifier of related entity
CA289
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Northern Development Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1912-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Geological Branch (1903-1977)
Identifier of related entity
CA1158
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Geological Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
1906-1920
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests (1920-1972)
Identifier of related entity
AA52
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Mines (1905-1906)
Identifier of related entity
AA50
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Mines is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
AA51
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. Publications of the Government of Ontario 1901-1955 (1964)
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Anger