Ontario. Environmental Innovations Branch

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Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Environmental Innovations Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Environmental Innovations Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • EIB

    • Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. New Program Development Group

    • Ontario. Environmental Innovations and Emerging Sciences Branch

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    Description area

    Dates of existence

    2001-2006

    History

    The Environmental Innovations Branch (EIB) was created in April 2001 as the New Program Development Group. The branch changed its name to Environmental Innovations Branch and reported to the Environmental Sciences and Standards Division in early 2004. In 2005, it changed its name again to the Environmental Innovations and Emerging Sciences Branch. The Branch was dissolved upon the completion of its mandate in 2006.

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    The Environmental Innovations Branch (EIB) was created in April 2001 as the New Program Development Group, with a five-year mandate to play a key role in implementing the Government of Ontario report entitled "Managing the Environment: A Review of Best Practices". EIB's role was to lead the development of new innovative programs and to test new ideas through pilot projects. The branch developed new performance-based initiatives which provided incentives for those the ministry regulated to go beyond basic compliance with environmental rules and regulations. It also experimented with a new approach geared to those sectors with a history of non-compliance who may have benefitted from specialized assistance.

    The branch also worked with academic institutions and think tanks as it conducted research into best practices in environmental management in jurisdictions outside of Ontario and looked for new ways for Ontario to address enviornmental issues. The branch also offered services to the Green Industry sector by undertaking activities which promoted Ontario's environment industry domestically and internationally.

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    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002) (1997-2002)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA97

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002) controls Ontario. Environmental Innovations Branch

    Dates of relationship

    2001-2006

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    Authority record identifier

    CA2169

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    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

        KWIC Indexes, Environmental Innovations Branch Records Retention Schedule for EIB-1

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Sadinsky