Identity area
Type of entity
Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Property and Surveys Branch
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Property and Surveys Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1962-1964
History
The Property and Surveys Branch was established in 1962 within the Department of Public Works. It replaced the Property Branch. The branch had a Surveys Division, and a Property Management Section, and was headed by a Chief.
The Branch was replaced with the Real Estate Branch in 1964.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Property and Surveys Branch supervised all matters relating to the administration of owned lands and related surveys.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
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. Property and Surveys Branch
Dates of relationship
1962-1964
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Property Branch (1955-1962) (1955-1962)
Identifier of related entity
CA1149
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Property Branch (1955-1962) is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Property and Surveys Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Real Estate Branch (1964-1968)
Identifier of related entity
CA1553
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Real Estate Branch is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Property and Surveys Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
CA1552
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, 1951-1972.
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Authorities.
Archivist(s):
Crockett