Ontario. Resource Economics Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Resource Economics Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Resource Economics Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1971-1972

      History

      The Resource Economics Branch was established within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests on April 1, 1971. The Branch formed part of the Resource Products Division, and was composed of a staff of economists, an Advisory Services Section and a Silviculture Section. The Resource Products Division was eliminated at the time of the creation of the new Ministry of Natural Resources in 1972; it had no immediate successor.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Resource Economics Branch of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests produced economic analyses and production statistics promoting resource industry development in Ontario. The Branch also provided marketing and library services for the Department.

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      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. Resource Economics Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1971-1972

      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1473

      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

          Annual Report of the Minister of Lands and Forests, 1972.

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1999-12.


          Archivist(s):
          N. Martin, S. McClure