Ontario. Division of Land and Recreational Areas

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Division of Land and Recreational Areas

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Division of Land and Recreational Areas

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1941-1954

      History

      The Division of Land and Recreational Areas was created within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in 1941 when the former Lands Branch was combined with the management of parks. Its creation was prompted by the Report of the Select Committee on the Administration of the Department of Lands and Forests, which recommended changes in Ontario land policy and reforms in the Department's administrative structure.

      In 1954 the Division of Land and Recreational Areas was split into the Division of Parks and the Division of Lands.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Division of Land and Recreational Areas was responsible for the selling, leasing and licensing of Crown Lands in Ontario for farming, recreation and other purposes. It prepared and issued patents, leases, licenses of occupation or other forms of land transfer. It also maintained records of such transactions. Additionally, it was responsible for the operation and maintenance of Ontario's provincial parks.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests (1920-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA52

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests controls Ontario. Division of Land and Recreational Areas

      Dates of relationship

      1941-1954

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Lands (1954-1957)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA187

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Lands is the successor of Ontario. Division of Land and Recreational Areas

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Lands Branch (1916-1941)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1150

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Lands Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Division of Land and Recreational Areas

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Parks (1954-1959)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA946

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Parks is the successor of Ontario. Division of Land and Recreational Areas

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA188

      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, 1941-1954

          Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Guide to services of the Ontario Government, 1950.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Nancy Martin, Susan McClure