Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Chief Architect's Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Chief Architect's Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Chief Architect's Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1945-1967

      History

      The Chief Architect's Branch of the Department of Public Works was established in 1945 from the former Architect's Branch, to meet the expanding role of government in the post-war era. The new name was adopted to reflect the greatly increased staff and the increased scope of public building in Ontario.

      In 1960, the Chief Architect's Branch assumed jurisdiction over the former Engineering Division, and the Sanitary Engineering Division and the Civil Engineering Division became part of the branch. Later, the number of engineering divisions within the branch multiplied and included a Mechanical Engineering Division, an Electrical Engineering Division, and a Structural Engineering Division. However, only the Civil Engineering Division and the Sanitary Engineering Division continued to file separate reports within the Departmental Annual Report.

      The Chief Architect's Branch ceased to exist during a restructuring of the Department of Public Works in 1967. It was largely replaced by the Design and Construction Branch, but some of its functions were also assumed by the Buildings Management Branch and the Water Control Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Chief Architect's Branch of the Department of Public Works was responsible for the design and construction, including structural and electrical engineering, of buildings required for the business of the Ontario government.

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      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works (1869-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA40

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works controls Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Chief Architect's Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1945-1967

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Architect's Branch (1900-1945)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1429

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Architect's Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Chief Architect's Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Design and Construction Branch (1967-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1432

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Design and Construction Branch is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Chief Architect's Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Buildings Management Branch (1967-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1444

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Buildings Management Branch is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Chief Architect's Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1431

      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

          Department of Public Works Annual Reports, 1945-1967.

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Authorities. However, heading is based on similar heading for "Canada. Dept. of Public Works. Chief Architect's Branch"

          Archivist(s):
          Crockett