Ontario. Surveys and Engineering Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Surveys and Engineering Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Surveys and Engineering Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1971-1972

      History

      The Surveys and Engineering Branch was established within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in 1971 with the amalgamation of the Surveys Section of the Lands and Surveys Branch with the Engineering Section of the Forest Protection Branch.

      The new branch formed a part of the Land Management Division.

      In 1972, the Surveys and Engineering Branch was transferred to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, where it was subsequently divided to form the Surveys and Mapping Branch and the Engineering Services Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Surveys and Engineering Branch was responsible for: surveying; producing maps and plans; designing, constructing and maintaining buildings and water management structures; approving and inspecting dams; improving flow channels; co- ordinating the Department of Lands and Forests' sign program; and administering and constructing forest access roads.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      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. Surveys and Engineering Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1971-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Forest Protection Branch (1960-1971)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA445

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Forest Protection Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Surveys and Engineering Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Lands and Surveys Branch (1957-1971)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA510

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Lands and Surveys Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Surveys and Engineering Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Surveys and Mapping Branch (1972-1990)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA513

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Surveys and Mapping Branch is the successor of Ontario. Surveys and Engineering Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA511

      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

          Ontario Government Telephone Directories

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Archivist(s):
          S. McCLure, R. Anger