Ontario. Park Planning Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Park Planning Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Park Planning Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1978

      History

      The Park Management Branch was created within the Division of Parks of the Ministry of Natural Resources when the Ministry was formed on April 1, 1972. It resulted from the division of the former Parks and Recreational Areas Branch into the new Park Management Branch and the Park Planning Branch.

      It ceased to exist in 1978 when it was amalgamated with the Park Management Branch to become the Provincial Parks Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Park Planning Branch was responsible for planning the future development of Provincial Parks in Ontario. It accomplished this by conducting research on park planning and design; establishing planning methodology; auditing the recreation system; planning the acquisition of recreation lands; approval of park master plans and site plan audits; planning nature reserves; and developing architectural themes, motifs and concepts for parks and recreation areas.

      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. Park Planning Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1978

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Parks and Recreation Areas Branch (1971-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA744

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Parks and Recreation Areas Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Park Planning Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Provincial Parks Branch (1978-1979)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA942

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Provincial Parks Branch is the successor of Ontario. Park Planning Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA941

      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

          KWIC Index, MNR, A Guide to the Organization and Management System

          Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Nancy Martin, Susan McClure