Ontario. Heritage Programs Section

• Heritage Programs Section

• Ontario. Heritage Programs Unit

The Heritage Programs Section was established within the Heritage Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications in 1986.

The Section - which was named the Heritage Programs Unit from 1986-1987 - was created following a reorganization of the Heritage Branch, and primarily assumed the functions and responsibilities of the Heritage Administration Unit (named the History, Museums and Administration Unit until 1985) and the Archaeology Unit.

The Heritage Programs Section comprised three units: the Historical Resources and Museums Unit; the Archaeological and Natural Heritage Unit; and the Architectural and Heritage Planning Unit.

In 1987, the Heritage Programs Section along with the rest of Heritage Branch, was transferred to the new Ministry of Culture and Communications.

The Section was reorganized in 1988 to comprise four units: the Community Museums and Heritage Organizations Unit; the Historical Resources Unit; the Archaeology Unit; and the Architecture and Heritage Planning Unit.

In 1990, additional units such as the Natural Heritage Unit and the Development Plans Review Unit were established, while some of the existing units were renamed. The Archaeology Unit was renamed the Archaeology and Marine Heritage Unit, and the Architecture and Heritage Planning Unit was renamed the Architectural Planning Unit.

In April 1991, Heritage Branch was disbanded and responsibility for the Heritage Programs Section was assumed by the Field Services Branch. With this change, the Section was reduced to three units - the Archaeology and Marine Heritage Unit, the Architectural Planning Unit (renamed the Heritage Properties Programs Unit in 1994), and the Community Museums and Historical Organizations Unit.

In February, 1993, the Heritage Programs Section became part of the Cultural Programs Branch, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation. By early 1995, the Archaeology and Marine Heritage Unit of the Heritage Programs Section was removed to become a Section of its own, and was renamed Archaeology and Heritage Planning.

In 1995, the Cultural Programs Branch (including the Heritage Programs Section) was transferred to the new Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation. By 1996, the Section and its two remaining units - the Heritage Properties Programs Unit and the Museums and Heritage Organizations Programs Unit - became the new Heritage Properties and Museums Programs Unit.

Heritage Programs Section increased public participation in the development of Ontario's heritage resources by: administering Ontario Heritage Foundation grants and initiatives; providing financial assistance and consultative services to provincial heritage organizations; and assisting with local/regional historical projects, museum development, architectural conservation, archaeological research and natural heritage preservation.

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1986-1998

Inventory 47 - Culture (July 1996)

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