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Food Land Development Branch
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The Food Land Development Branch was established within the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food in December 1974. The branch grew out of the recommendations of the Food Land Development Committee contained in their report entitled "Food Land Guidelines: A Green Paper on Planning for Agriculture". The branch formed part of the Production and Rural Development Division.
The Food Land Development Branch was dissolved in January 1983. Its land preservation activities were assumed by the newly created Foodland Preservation Branch, and its funding of drainage project by the existing Capital Improvements Branch.
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The Food Land Development Branch was responsible for identifying and preserving agricultural land in Ontario. The branch evaluated proposed public and private developments that impacted on Ontario's agricultural land and recommended changes where appropriate. It was responsible for leasing government-owned land acquired by the Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Directorate and for administering and funding Ontario's various drainage acts.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1972- 1983.
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Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
Paul McIlroy