Ontario. Environmental Protection Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Environmental Protection Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Environmental Protection Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1971-1972

      History

      The Environmental Protection Branch was created in 1971 within the Department of Lands and Forests, absorbing functions formerly held by the Forest Protection Branch. It formed part of the Land Management Division of the department. The branch consisted of the Air Services Section and the Forest Protection Section.

      On April 1, 1972, the Environmental Protection Branch ceased to exist. Its functions were divided between the Forest Fire Control Branch and the Forest Management Branch at the time of the creation of the Ministry of Natural Resources. In addition, the Air Services Section went on to become the Air Services Branch within the new ministry.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Environmental Protection Branch was responsible for forest fire and pest control in Ontario. It also managed the operation and maintenance of the Department of Lands and Forests' air fleet, the identification of environmental quality problems and the development of environmental protection policies and plans relevant to resource concerns.

      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. Environmental Protection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1971-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Forest Management Branch (1972-1978) (1972-1978)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA294

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Forest Management Branch (1972-1978) is the successor of Ontario. Environmental Protection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Forest Protection Branch (1960-1971)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA445

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Forest Protection Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Environmental Protection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Forest Fire Control Branch (1972-1978)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA538

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Forest Fire Control Branch is the successor of Ontario. Environmental Protection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA521

      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 Report of the Minister of Lands and Forests, 1972

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Archivist(s):
          Nancy Martin, Susan McClure