Ontario. Municipal Boundaries Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Municipal Boundaries Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Municipal Boundaries Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Municipal Boundaries Secretariat

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1981-1996

    History

    The Municipal Boundaries Branch was created in 1981 at the creation of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Between 1981 and 1983 it was known as the Municipal Boundaries Secretariat. The Municipal Boundaries Branch became part of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs in 1985.

    The Municipal Boundaries Branch was dissolved in 1995-1996 with the amalgamation of the former Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Ministry of Housing. The functions of the branch were absorbed into the Regional Operations Branch.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Municipal Boundaries Branch assisted municipalities in Ontario to settle disputes over boundaries and annexations through the appointment of an impartial arbitrator.

    Address

    No authorizing agency was identified for this Branch.

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985) (1981-1985)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA93

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985) controls Ontario. Municipal Boundaries Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1981-1985

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs (1985-1995)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA95

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs controls Ontario. Municipal Boundaries Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1985-1995

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1995-2016) (1995-2016)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA96

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1995-2016) controls Ontario. Municipal Boundaries Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1995-1996

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1308

    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

        Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1981-1996; Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Annual Reports, 1981-1985; Ministry of Municipal Affairs Annual Reports, 1985-1995.

        Canadiana name authorities.

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Crockett