Ontario. Timber Management Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Timber Management Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Timber Management Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1971-1972

      History

      The Timber Management Branch came into existence within the Department of Lands and Forests in 1971, when the Timber Branch was divided into the Timber Management Branch and the Timber Sales Branch. It formed part of the Resource Products Division.

      In 1972, the Timber Management Branch was replaced with the Forest Management Branch of the Ministry of Natural Resources.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Timber Management Branch promoted the development of private forests in Ontario. Specifically, the branch operated the province's tree nurseries, developed new forestry machinery, engaged in pest control activities, and entered into forest management agreements with the federal government, Conservation Authorities, Counties, Townships, Regional Municipalities and private landowners.

      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. Timber Management 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. Timber Management Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Timber Branch (1959-1971) (1959-1971)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA264

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Timber Branch (1959-1971) is the predecessor of Ontario. Timber Management Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Forest Management Branch (1972-1978) (1972-1978)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA294

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Forest Management Branch (1972-1978) is the successor of Ontario. Timber Management Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA292

      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

          Annual Report of the Minister of Lands and Forests, 1972

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Archivist(s):
          Nancy Martin, Susan McClure