Ontario. Forest Industry Division

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Forest Industry Division

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Division de l'industrie forestière

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

  • Forest Industry Division

Other form(s) of name

  • Forestry Division

Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

2009-

History

The Forest Industry Division has its origins in the Industry Relations Branch and the Forest Sector Competitiveness Secretariat, which both existed as part of the Forests Division of the Ministry of Natural Resources. The Forest Industry Division was first established in 2009 as part of the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forests, which took on responsibility at that time for aspects of forestry relating to the forest industry. The new division was comprised of the Industry Relations Branch and Forest Sector Competitiveness Secretariat mentioned above.

This association was short-lived, as responsibility for the forest industry returned to the Ministry of Natural Resources ca. 2012. The division was transferred at that time and renamed the Forestry Division. By 2014, the name of the division had again reverted to the name Forest Industry Division.

The original Forest Sector Competitiveness Secretariat and Industrial Relations Branch were re-organized around 2013 and their responsibilities were re-distributed amongst the new Business Development Branch, Forest Tenure Economics Branch, and Operations Branch.

Places

Legal status

Functions, occupations and activities

The Forest Industry Division, also known at times as the Forestry Division, is responsible for matters relating to the provincial forestry sector within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. The division provides leadership on revitalization and transformation initiatives and acts as an advocate for business and economic functions within the forest industry. This leadership includes responsibilities for industrial strategies, competitiveness measures and international trade affecting Ontario's forest products industry.

Address

Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.32

Ministry of Natural Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.31

Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Related entity

Ontario. Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry

Identifier of related entity

AA145

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Ontario. Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry controls Ontario. Forest Industry Division

Dates of relationship

2009-2012

Description of relationship

Related entity

Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources (1972-2014)

Identifier of related entity

AA17

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources controls Ontario. Forest Industry Division

Dates of relationship

2012-2014

Description of relationship

Related entity

Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (2014-)

Identifier of related entity

AA157

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry controls Ontario. Forest Industry Division

Dates of relationship

2014-

Description of relationship

Access points area

Subject access points

Place access points

Epithet

Control area

Authority record identifier

CA2374

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

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      Sources

      KWIK indexes

      Government telephone directories

      Maintenance notes

      Archivist(s):
      Shimpo