Identity area
Type of entity
Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Parallel form(s) of name
Ontario. Ministère de l'Environnement (1997-2002)
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Other form(s) of name
MOE
MEO
Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1997-2002
History
The Ministry of the Environment was created in late 1997 when the Ministry of Environment and Energy was divided to form the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology.
It was dissolved on April 15, 2002 when it merged with the Energy Division of the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology to form the Ministry of Environment and Energy: a merger which lasted just over four months.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Ministry of the Environment was the lead ministry responsible for restoring, protecting and enhancing the environment to ensure public health and environmental quality. The ministry set policies, standards, rules and regulations to protect the environment, enforced said rules, and encouraged conservation activities.
The Ministry of the Environment carried out its duties through the following four functions: Environmental Monitoring, Research and Analysis; Environmental Protection Policies and Standards Development; Environmental Inspection, Investigation and Enforcement; and Environmental Conservation and Stewardship.
Address
Ministry of the Environment Act, R.S.O. 1990
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Waste Management Branch (1978-) (1978-)
Identifier of related entity
CA1993
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Waste Management Branch (1978-) is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ontario Clean Water Agency (1993-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2201
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ontario Clean Water Agency is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-2002
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Investigations and Enforcement Branch. (1985-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2331
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Investigations and Enforcement Branch. is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Drinking Water Management Division (2001-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2307
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Drinking Water Management Division is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
2001-
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Integrated Environmental Policy Division (1997-2018)
Identifier of related entity
CA2280
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Integrated Environmental Policy Division is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-2014
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Water Policy Branch (1999-2006)
Identifier of related entity
CA2271
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Water Policy Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1999-2006
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch (1999-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2268
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1999-2013
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Land and Water Policy Branch (2006-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2267
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Land and Water Policy Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
2006-2012
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Environmental Sciences and Standards Division (1982-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2229
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Environmental Sciences and Standards Division is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Environmental Assessment Branch (1983-1999)
Identifier of related entity
CA2190
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Environmental Assessment Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-1999
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Approvals Branch (1974-1999)
Identifier of related entity
CA2185
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Approvals Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-1999
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Communications Branch (1983-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2187
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Communications Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Environmental Innovations Branch (2001-2006)
Identifier of related entity
CA2169
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Environmental Innovations Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
2001-2006
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997- ). Office of the Deputy Minister (1997-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2180
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997- ). Office of the Deputy Minister is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997- ). Office of the Minister (1997-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2178
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997- ). Office of the Minister is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Human Resources Branch (1972-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2165
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Human Resources Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Legal Services Branch (1972-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2160
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Legal Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy. Science and Technology Branch (1994-1999)
Identifier of related entity
CA2170
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy. Science and Technology Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-1999
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Spills Action Centre (1986-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2159
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Spills Action Centre is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Laboratory Services Branch (1972-)
Identifier of related entity
CA708
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Laboratory Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
1997-2002
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002)
Identifier of related entity
AA151
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002) is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (1993-1997)
Identifier of related entity
AA67
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002)
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
AA97
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
KWIC Index 1997-2006
Functional Analysis for MOE, 2006
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
E. Coulter, R. Anger, C.Levi, Y. Shimpo