Ontario. Dept. of Northern Development

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type B)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Northern Development

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Department of Northern Development

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1926-1937

      History

      The Department of Northern Development was formed in 1926 from the Northern Development Branch of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests.

      Although established as a separate Department, it was presided over by a Deputy Minister and reported to the Legislature through the Minister of Lands and Forests (1926-1935), the Minister of Public Works and Highways (1936), and through the Minister of Highways (1937).

      The primary branch within the Department was the Colonization Roads Branch, which was responsible for the planning and construction of roads and bridges in the northern portions of the province. In addition, however, the Department was also involved in activities which provided loans and advancements to settlers for seed, cattle and other livestock, as well as for agricultural machinery.

      On April 1, 1937, the Department of Northern Development was absorbed into the Department of Highways.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Department of Northern Development was primarily responsible for supervising the construction of roads and bridges in the north of Ontario. Additional responsibilities, however, included the advancement of settlement and colonization in the north of the province, and the encouragement and assistance of agriculture and reforestation in this area.

      Address

      Northern Development Act, Statutes of Ontario 1926, 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 Northern Development

      Dates of relationship

      1926-1937

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Northern Development Branch (1912-1926)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA289

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Northern Development Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Northern Development

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      BA85

      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

          Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Public Accounts, 1927-1937

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

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger