Identity area
Type of entity
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Provincial Air Service
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Description area
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The Provincial Air Service was established in 1924 within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. It formed part of the Forestry Branch of the department.
In 1941, during a departmental restructuring, the Provincial Air Service became known as the Division of Air Services.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Provincial Air Service was responsible for the operation of an aircraft fleet to meet the flying requirements of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests and other government departments, the selection and training of pilots and air engineers, the deployment of aircraft and crews, the establishment of airbases, fuel distribution and caches, the selection of aircraft equipment and the development of special equipment, the leasing and disposition of helicopters and other aircraft, ensuring pilot proficiency and the overhaul and maintenance of aircraft.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Annual Reports of the Minister of Lands and Forests
Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Nancy Martin, Susan McClure