Ontario. Huronia Historical Advisory Council

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type B)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Huronia Historical Advisory Council

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Huronia Historical Advisory Council

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Huronia Historical Development Council

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1964-

    History

    The Huronia Historical Development Council was established on March 19, 1964 under the aegis of the Provincial Parks Act. From 1964 until 1972, the Council reported to the Ontario Minister of Tourism and Information. Since 1972 the Council has been part of five different Ontario Ministries: the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (1972-1975); the Ministry of Culture and Recreation (1975-1982); the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation (1982-1993); the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation (1993-1995); and since 1995, the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism. In 1982, the name of the Council was changed to the Huronia Historical Advisory Council.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    From 1964 to 1968 the Huronia Historical Advisory Council was responsible for the reconstruction of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, the naval and military establishments at Penetanguishene, and the construction of the Museum of the Upper Lakes at Wasaga Beach. Since 1968, the Council has functioned as an advisory body on policy matters relating to the above projects and on the preservation and enhancement of the cultural heritage of Old Huronia (generally the area around Midland and Penetanguishene, Ontario on the southern shores of Georgian Bay, Lake Huron).

    Address

    Provincial Parks Act, Statutes of Ontario 1913, Chap. 15

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Huronia Historical Parks (Ont.) (1968-)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA22

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Huronia Historical Parks (Ont.) is the successor of Ontario. Huronia Historical Advisory Council

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

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    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    BA3

    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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      Script(s)

        Sources

        Annual Reports of the Department of Tourism and Information, 1964-1972

        Guide to Agencies, Boards and Commissions of the Government of Ontario, 1995

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        R. Anger