Ontario. Lands Administration Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Lands Administration Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Lands Administration Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1979

      History

      The Lands Administration Branch was established within the Ministry of Natural Resources' Division of Lands in 1972. The Branch was composed of the Land Acquisition, Titles, Mining Lands and Public Lands Sections. In 1977, the Branch became part of the Ministry's new Lands and Waters Group. The Branch was replaced by the Land Management Branch in 1979.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Lands Administration Branch administered Crown lands (both public and mining lands) in Ontario, and acquired private lands necessary for Ministry of Natural Resources programs.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources (1972-2014)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA17

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources controls Ontario. Lands Administration Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1979

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Lands and Waters Branch (1971-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1467

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Lands and Waters Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Lands Administration Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Land Management Branch (1979-1991)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1323

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Land Management Branch is the successor of Ontario. Lands Administration Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1265

      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

          Annual Reports of the Minister of Natural Resources, 1972-1979

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24


          Archivist(s):
          N. Martin