Ontario. Elevator Inspection Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Elevator Inspection Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Elevator Inspection Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1954-1971

      History

      The Elevator Inspection Branch was formed within the Ontario Department of Labour in June 1954, following the transfer of responsibility for the inspection of hoists and elevators from the federal to the provincial government.

      The branch formed part of the Safety and Technical Services Division of the Ministry of Labour between 1963 and 1971.

      The Elevator Inspection Branch was replaced by the Elevating Devices Branch on August 1, 1971.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Elevator Inspection Branch was responsible for ensuring the safety of elevators and hoists in Ontario.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Labour (1919-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA38

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Labour controls Ontario. Elevator Inspection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1954-1971

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Elevating Devices Branch (1971-1994)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1219

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Elevating Devices Branch is the successor of Ontario. Elevator Inspection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1218

      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 Department of Labour.

          Guide to Services of the Ontario Government, 1966.

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana Authorities.


          Archivist(s):
          Steve Billinton