Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Office of the Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Office of the Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Minister

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-2014

      History

      The position of Minister of Natural Resources was established in 1972 with the establishment of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.

      Between 1972 and 2014 there were twelve Ministers of Natural Resources. These are: the Hon. Leo Bernier (1972-1976); the Hon. Frank Miller (1977-1978); the Hon. James Auld (1979-1980); the Hon. Alan Pope (1981-1984); the Hon. Michael Harris (1985); the Hon. Vincent Kerrio (1986-1989); the Hon. Lyn Mcleod (1990); the Hon. C.J. (Bud) Wildman (1991-1993); the Hon. Howard Hampton (1994-1995); Hon. Chris Hodgson (1995-1997), Hon. John C. Snobelen (1997-2002), Hon. Jerry J. Ouellette 2002-2003), Hon. David J. Ramsay (2003-2007), Hon. Donna H. Cansfield ( 2007-2010), Hon. Linda Jeffrey (2010-2011), Hon. Michael Gravelle (2011-2013), Hon. David Orazietti (2013-2014).

      On June 24, 2014, with the move of the function of Forestry from the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry to MNR, the Ministry of Natural Resources was replaced by the new Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF).

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister holds the senior office in the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and is ultimately responsible to the Legislature for the Ministry's activities. The Office of the Minister provides administrative and political support for the Minister's duties and activities.

      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. Ministry of Natural Resources. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1972-2014

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Office of the Minister (1920-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA279

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Office of the Minister is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs. Office of the Minister (1970-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA281

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs. Office of the Minister is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Office of the Minister (2014-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2397

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Office of the Minister is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA282

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

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

      Status

      For Review

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1972-2010

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24


          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger, Hopp