Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Property Branch (1955-1962)

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Property Branch (1955-1962)

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    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Property Branch

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1955-1962

      History

      The Property Branch of the Department of Public Works was created on April 1, 1955, when personnel, including the Chief Property Valuator, were transferred from the Department of Highways. The branch was headed by a Chief Property Valuator, later known simply as Chief of the Property Branch.

      In May 1959, a Property Management Section was established within the Branch. In November 1960, the Surveys Division became a part of the branch.

      The Property Branch ceased to exist in 1962, when it was replaced with the Property and Surveys Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Property Branch of the Dept. of Public Works was responsible for purchasing, leasing and selling land on behalf of Ontario government agencies. After November 1960, it was also responsible for surveying land.

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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. Property Branch (1955-1962)

      Dates of relationship

      1955-1962

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Property and Surveys Branch (1962-1964)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1552

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Property and Surveys Branch is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. Property Branch (1955-1962)

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      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1149

      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

          Annual reports of the Dept. of Public Works.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Bob Krawczyk