Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Engineering Division

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Engineering Division

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Engineering Division

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1956-1960

      History

      The Engineering Division of the Department of Public Works came into existence in 1956, when the former Chief Engineer was replaced with a Chief Hydraulic Engineer and a Chief Sanitary Engineer. The two engineers filed separate reports in the annual report of the Department of Public Works, but were headed for a time by an Deputy Minister responsible for Engineering, and together the two activities of the Engineers were referred to as the Engineering Division.

      In 1960, the Chief Architect's Branch assumed responsibility for the Chief of Sanitary Engineering and the Chief of Civil Engineering, which both became divisions within 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.

      Places

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Engineering Division of the Department of Public Works prepared plans and specifications for the construction of outside sewage and water services as well as the building and maintenance of roads and walks within the grounds of Ontario government institutional properties. The Division was also responsible for the construction and maintenance of damns, locks and inland waterways. The Division also provided grants to municipalities in assistance of farm drainage.

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      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. Engineering Division

      Dates of relationship

      1956-1960

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Engineer's Branch (1900-1956)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1430

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Engineer's Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Engineering Division

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1154

      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

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          Sources

          Annual reports of the Dept of Public Works and Ontario Government Telephone Directories.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Bob Krawczyk