Ontario. Soil and Water Management Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Soil and Water Management Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Soil and Water Management Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Soil and Management Branch

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1985-1991

    History

    The Soil and Water Management Branch was created in 1985 in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, within the Advisory and Technical Services Division. It later became part of the Technology and Field Services Division, and then the Advisory and Technical Services Division. In 1990 to 1991 the branch name was changed to Resources Management Branch and it became part of Agriculture and Rural Services. In 1992 to 1993 Resources Management Branch became additionally responsible for agricultural engineering programs focussing on matters relative to the environment, animal and crop care, agricultural worker health and safety, agricultural production and on-farm food processing.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Soil and Water Management Branch was formed to promote the wise use of soil and water resources by creating and managing programs to assist the agricultural worker.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food (1972-1994)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA68

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food controls Ontario. Soil and Water Management Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1985-1991

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Resources Management Branch (1991-)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1925

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Resources Management Branch is the successor of Ontario. Soil and Water Management Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

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    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1924

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

    RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

    Status

    Preliminary

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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        Sources

        Annual Reports Phone Books KWIC

        Maintenance notes

        Ferguson


        Archivist(s):
        Hopp