Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Sanitary Engineering Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Sanitary Engineering Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Sanitary Engineering Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1974

      History

      The Sanitary Engineering Branch was created in 1972 within the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, and assumed the responsibilities of the former Division of Sanitary Engineering of the Ontario Water Resources Commission.

      In 1974, the functions of the Branch were dispersed to other branches of the Ministry and the Sanitary Engineering Branch disappeared as a separate entity.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Sanitary Engineering Branch of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment managed water resources in Ontario, including water supply, pollution control and regulation of plumbing. The branch approved plans for sewage treatment plants, water supplies, and coordinated regional services planning.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993) (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA65

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993) controls Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Sanitary Engineering Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1974

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario Water Resources Commission. Division of Sanitary Engineering (1957-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA712

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario Water Resources Commission. Division of Sanitary Engineering is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Sanitary Engineering Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

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      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA713

      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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        Script(s)

          Sources

          Directory and Guide to Ontario Government Services, 1950

          Ministry of the Environment, Annual Reports, 1972-1975

          Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Maintenance notes

          Canadiana has this as "Ontario. Sanitary Engineering Branch". We need the Ministry to form part of the name in order to distinguish between this one and the original one in the Department of Health.

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger