Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Extension Branch

Zone d'identification

Type d'entité

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Forme autorisée du nom

Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Extension Branch

forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom

    Forme(s) du nom normalisée(s) selon d'autres conventions

    • Extension Branch

    Autre(s) forme(s) du nom

    • Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food. Extension Branch

    • Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Extension Branch

    Numéro d'immatriculation des collectivités

    Zone de description

    Dates d’existence

    1956-1982

    Historique

    The Extension Branch was created within the Ontario Department of Agriculture in 1956 to coordinate the department's outreach services. It consisted of five different "services", some of which had previously been administered within the department as separate branches. These were the Agricultural Representative Service (formerly the Agricultural Representative Branch), the Home Economics Service (formerly the Women's Institute Branch and Home Economic Service ), the Agricultural Engineering Extension Service, the Fruit and Vegetable Extension Service, and the Tobacco Extension Service.

    In 1966 the Home Economics Service became a separate branch of the ministry. During the 1970's, the various services of the branch changed their names frequently or were no longer referred to as services.

    The Extension Branch reported to the Deputy Minister until 1967 when it reported to the Assistant Deputy Minister for Services. Between 1967 and 1982 it formed part of the Production and Rural Development Division.

    The Extension Branch ceased to exist on April 1, 1982 when its services were widely dispersed. Agencies which assumed some of the functions of the branch included the Rural Organizations and Services Branch, the Agricultural Representatives Branch, and the Advisory and Technical Services Division.

    Lieux

    Statut légal

    Fonctions et activités

    The Extension Branch encouraged Ontario farmers to use modern techniques to manage their livestock, soils, crops, machinery and finances. This was accomplished through local agricultural representatives who liased directly with farmers, through counselling, educational courses. The representatives also reported to regional co-ordinators. The branch also acted as a resource for 4-H clubs, and Junior Farmers programs.

    Adresse

    Organisation interne/Généalogie

    Contexte général

    Zone des relations

    Entité associée

    Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1888-1966)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA59

    Type de relation

    hiérarchique

    Type de relation

    Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture contrôles Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Extension Branch

    Dates de la relation

    Description de la relation

    Entité associée

    Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food (1966-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA60

    Type de relation

    hiérarchique

    Type de relation

    Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food contrôles Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Extension Branch

    Dates de la relation

    Description de la relation

    Entité associée

    Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food (1972-1994)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA68

    Type de relation

    hiérarchique

    Type de relation

    Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food contrôles Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Extension Branch

    Dates de la relation

    Description de la relation

    Zone des points d'accès

    Mots-clés - Sujets

    Mots-clés - Lieux

    Epithet

    Zone du contrôle

    Identifiant de notice d'autorité

    CA1065

    Identifiant du service d'archives

    Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

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

    Statut

    Approved

    Niveau de détail

    Dates de production, de révision et de suppression

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

    Langue(s)

      Écriture(s)

        Sources

        Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture, 1956-1966

        Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture and Food, 1967-1972

        Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1972- 1982

        Hazel I. MacTaggart, Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955.

        Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12- 24

        KWIK Index to Services of the Ontario Government, 1978/79.

        Notes de maintenance

        Canadiana has two of three possible forms of name for this agency: as subordinate to the Department of Agriculture and Food, and as subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.


        Archivist(s):
        Paul McIlroy/Charles Levi