Ontario. Lands and Waters Policy Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Lands and Waters Policy Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Lands and Waters Policy Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1991-1993

      History

      The Lands and Waters Policy Branch was introduced as part of the newly created Natural Resources Policy Division in 1991. In 1993 the Policy Division became the Policy and Program Division, with the former responsibilities of the Lands and Waters Policy Branch being divided between the Operations Division and the new Policy and Program Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Lands and Waters Policy Branch was responsible for governing sections that provided management support for Ontario's land and water resources. Over its operational period these sections included: Conservation Authorities (Policy) Section, Lands Policy Section, Aggregate and Petroleum Resources Section, Water Policy Section, and (Strategic Planning and) Policy Interpretation/Transfer Section.

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      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 and Waters Policy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1991-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Conservation Authorities and Water Management Branch (1979-1990)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1153

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Conservation Authorities and Water Management Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Lands and Waters Policy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Engineering Branch (1992-1994)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2257

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Engineering Branch is the successor of Ontario. Lands and Waters Policy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Resource, Stewardship and Development Branch (1993-1996)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2291

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Resource, Stewardship and Development Branch is the successor of Ontario. Lands and Waters Policy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1935

      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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          Sources

          KWIC and telephone directories

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Hopp