Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Ontario Racing Commission
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Ontario Racing Commission was established by statute in 1950. The commission was to be composed of not fewer than three and not more than seven members appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. The commisson reported to the Premier from its inception until 1956, and from 1956 to1972 it reported to the Treasury Department. In 1972, it reported to the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Ontario Racing Commission governs, directs, licenses, and regulates horse racing in the province of Ontario. The function includes the licensing of racetrack operators, teletheatre locations and racing participants as well as setting the rules of racing.
Address
Ontario Racing Commission Act, Statutes of Ontario, 1950, chap. 67.
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Archives of Ontario. Inventory 31 - Records of the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations (September 1999). Government of Ontario Telephone Directories. Annual Reports of the Ontario Horse Racing Commission. Canadiana Name Authorities.
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Steve Billinton