Ontario. Trades and Labour Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Trades and Labour Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Trades and Labour Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1916-1919

      History

      The Trades and Labour Branch was established by legislation on April 27, 1916, replacing the Bureau of Labour. The Branch was assigned to the Ontario Department of Public Works and was administered by the Superintendent of the Trades and Labour Branch. The Superintendent held rank as a deputy head of the department. After only three years, however, it was decided to consolidate all activities pertaining to labour into a single government department. As a result, the Department of Labour was formed, assuming the activities of the Trades and Labour Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Trades and Labour Branch was charged with the administration of the Bureau of Labour Act, the Stationary Engineers Act, the Steam Boilers Act, the Building Trades Protection Act, and the Factory Shop and Office Building Act. The Branch was also concerned with gathering data, conducting research, and establishing and maintaining employment offices.

      Address

      Trades and Labour Branch Act, Statutes of Ontario 1916, Chap. 33

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works (1869-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA40

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works controls Ontario. Trades and Labour Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1916-1919

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Labour (1919-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA38

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Labour is the successor of Ontario. Trades and Labour Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Bureau of Labour (1900-1916)

      Identifier of related entity

      BA26

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Bureau of Labour is the predecessor of Ontario. Trades and Labour Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA53

      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

          Bishop, Olga. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1867-1900 (1976)

          MacTaggart, Hazel I. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955 (1964)

          Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger