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Forestry Branch
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The Forestry Branch was established within the Ontario Department of Lands, Forests and Mines in 1912, replacing the former Office of the Surveyor General of His Majesty's Woods and Forests.
In 1924, the Provincial Air Service was created within the Branch. In 1926, the Branch was put in charge of a Deputy Minister of Forestry.
The Forestry Branch ceased to exist following a departmental reorganization in 1941. Its responsibilities were divided amongst the newly created Division of Forest Protection, Division of Air Services and Division of Reforestation.
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The Forestry Branch was responsible for forest protection, forest surveys, reforestation and forest pathology in Ontario.
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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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Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955
Reports of the Minister of Lands and Forests, 1920-1941
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Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 2000-05-01.
Archivist(s):
Nancy Martin