Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Operations Division

• Ontario. Ministère des richesses naturelles. Divison des opérations

• Operations Division

The Operations Division was established in 1990 to oversee the functions previously admnistered by the Assistant Deputy Minister, Northern Region and the Assistant Deputy Minister, Southern Region.

In addition to its leadership role in coordinating the activities of the Ministry's area teams, district and regional offices and area offices, the Division also held responsibility for aboriginal affairs, aviation, and flood and fire management.

In 1996, the Operations Division was dissolved. Responsibility for field offices, floods, fire and aviation was assigned to the newly created Field Services Division and the Natural Resources Management Division took on Aboriginal affairs.

The Operations Division was responsible for overseeing the local implementation of all core programs of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources through its various district and regional offices.

The Operations Division ensured integrated and efficient delivery of all ministry programs, especially through field offices representing 4 regions and 27 districts. Four branches overseen by the Division delivered or co-ordinated programs focusing on the management of the Great Lakes; co-ordination of aboriginal programs; aviation, flood and forest fire management; provincial parks operations; operational compliance; provincial hatchery and nursery programs and timber technology transfer; site region planning; native liaison and conservation authority co-ordination.

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

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Kwic Index 1991-1996

Field Services Division is successor body post-1996 - authority to be created

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