Ontario. Parks Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Parks Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Parks Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1959-1971

      History

      The Parks Branch was created within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in 1959, replacing the Division of Parks.

      In 1965, the branch was enlarged and re-organized into three sections: the Recreational Planning Section, the Park Planning and Development Section, and the Parks Management Section. In 1967 responsibility for water access points, wilderness areas, canoe routes and hiking trails was transferred to the Parks Branch from the Lands and Surveys Branch.

      The Parks Branch ceased to exist in July 1971 and was replaced by the Parks and Recreation Areas Branch, which formed part of the Outdoor Recreation Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Parks Branch was responsible for the operation and maintenance of Ontario's provincial parks and recreation lands. It also conducted long-term provincial park planning, including the acquisition of new lands for parks, and the examination and reservation of Crown lands for use as parkland.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests (1920-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA52

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests controls Ontario. Parks Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1959-1971

      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 successor of Ontario. Parks Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Parks (1954-1959)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA946

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Parks is the predecessor of Ontario. Parks Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA943

      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

          Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1956- 1971

          Guide to Services of the Government of Ontario, 1965.

          Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Nancy Martin, Susan McClure