Ontario. Heritage Conservation Division

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Heritage Conservation Division

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Heritage Conservation Division

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1975-1981

      History

      The Heritage Conservation Division was formed in 1975 within the new Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation.

      The Division consisted of the Heritage Administration Branch (formerly the Historical and Museums Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities), the Historical Planning and Research Branch (formerly the Historical Sites Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources), and the Heritage Trust. The Division was also responsible for the administration of Old Fort William.

      In 1981 the Heritage Conservation Division was merged with the Ministry of Culture and Recreation's Culture Division and Information Access Division to form the new Arts, Heritage, and Libraries Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Heritage Conservation Division was responsible for the conservation, protection and preservation of Ontario's historical resources and heritage. The Division also provided staff and administrative support to the Ontario Heritage Foundation.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation (1975-1982)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA5

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation controls Ontario. Heritage Conservation Division

      Dates of relationship

      1975-1981

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Arts, Heritage and Libraries Division (1981-1983)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA661

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Arts, Heritage and Libraries Division is the successor of Ontario. Heritage Conservation Division

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA633

      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

          Inventory 47 - Culture (July 1996)

          Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1975-1981

          Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger, G. Brown