Ontario. Land Use Co-ordination Branch

• Land Use Co-ordination Branch

The Land Use Co-ordination Branch was established within the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in 1972. It assumed certain of the land-related responsibilities of the former Department of Lands and Forests' Lands and Waters Branch. The Branch formed part of the Ministry's Division of Lands from 1972 to 1977, and its Lands and Waters Group from 1977 to 1983.

The Land Use Co-ordination Branch was initially composed of the Land Use Planning, Land Use Liaison and Plan Review Sections. By 1978, a Special Projects Section had been added to the Branch. When the Branch assumed responsibility for land and waters policy and planning in 1979, a Policy and Planning Section was added to the Branch.

The Land Use Co-ordination Branch ceased to exist in 1983. The Branch's functions were assumed by the Ministry of Natural Resources' new Policy and Planning Secretariat.

The Land Use Co-ordination Branch co-ordinated land use planning in Ontario by conducting land capability studies, collecting data on land and water requirements, analyzing land use alternatives, preparing and updating strategic land use plans, and reviewing sub-division and other land use plans prepared by Ontario government ministries or agencies.

The Branch also co-ordinated the Ministry of Natural Resources' responsibilities under the Environmental Assessment Act, 1975.

In 1979, the Branch assumed responsibility for the co-ordination of lands and waters policy and planning for the Ministry's Lands and Waters Group.

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

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Annual Reports of the Minister of Natural Resources, 1973-1983.

Ministry of Natural Resources: A Guide to the Organization and Management System, 1972.

Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1999-12.

Archivist(s):
N. Martin