Ontario. Forest Protection Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Forest Protection Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Forest Protection Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1960-1971

      History

      The Forest Protection Branch was created within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in 1960, replacing the Division of Forest Protection. The branch was comprised of the Forest Protection Section and for Air Services Section. In 1969, the Engineering Services Section was also formed as part of the branch.

      The Forest Protection Branch ceased to exist in 1971. The Forest Protection Section and Air Services Section became part of the Environmental Protection Branch, and the Engineering Services Section became part of the Surveys and Engineering Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Forest Protection Branch was responsible for protecting Ontario's forests from fire, insects and disease. It also operated and maintained an aircraft fleet to meet the flying requirements of the Department of Lands and Forests and other Departments of the Government of Ontario.

      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. Forest Protection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1960-1971

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Surveys and Engineering Branch (1971-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA511

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Surveys and Engineering Branch is the successor of Ontario. Forest Protection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Timber Management Branch (1971-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA292

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Timber Management Branch is the successor of Ontario. Forest Protection Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Division of Forest Protection (1941-1960)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA186

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Environmental Protection Branch (1971-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA521

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA445

      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 Minister of Lands and Forests

          Maintenance notes

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

          Archivist(s):
          Nancy Martin, Susan McClure