Ontario. Provincial Parks Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Provincial Parks Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Provincial Parks Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1978-1979

      History

      The Provincial Parks Branch was created in 1978 from an amalgamation of the former Parks Planning Branch and Parks Management Branch. At the same time, the former Division of Parks ceased to exist, and the new Provincial Parks Branch formed part of the Outdoor Recreation Group.

      The branch was replaced in 1979 with the new Parks and Recreational Areas Branch,

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Provincial Parks Branch managed provincial parks, canoe routes, water access points, trails, park campgrounds and concessions in Ontario. It assisted with the park planning process, and coordinated park development with the federal government, municipalities and private recreation facilities.

      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. Provincial Parks Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1978-1979

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Park Planning Branch (1972-1978)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA941

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Park Management Branch (1972-1978)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA749

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Park Management Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Provincial Parks Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Parks and Recreational Areas Branch (1979-1994)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1147

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Parks and Recreational Areas Branch is the successor of Ontario. Provincial Parks Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA942

      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

          KWIK Index to Services of the Ontario Government, 1978/79.

          Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Nancy Martin, Susan McClure