Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Inspection Branch
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Theatre Inspection Branch
Ontario. Office of the Inspector of Theatres
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Inspection Branch came into existence in 1913, when the first Inspector of theatres was appointed. It formed part of the Treasury Department. The branch was sometimes known as the Office of the Inspector of Theatres.
The branch was headed by the Inspector of Moving Picture Theatres, sometimes known simply as the Director of the Inspection Branch.
The Inspection Branch ceased to exist in 1938, when it's functions were merged with those of the Ontario Board of Censors and it became known as the Motion Picture Censorship and Theatre Inspection Branch. The Ontario Board of Censors continued to exist, as part of the new branch.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Inspection Branch conducted inspections of theatres and their equipment in Ontario to promote safety.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
MacTaggart, Hazel I., Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955.
Inventory 56 - Records of the Theatres Branch (Archives of Ontario).
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Authorities.
Archivist(s):
Bob Krawczyk