Ontario Tree Improvement and Forest Biomass Institute

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario Tree Improvement and Forest Biomass Institute

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Ontario Tree Improvement and Forest Biomass Institute

    Other form(s) of name

    • OTIFBI

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1981-1989

    History

    The Ontario Tree Improvement and Forest Biomass Institute was established within the Ministry of Natural Resources in 1981, and assumed the functions of the former Ontario Forest Research Centre. The institute formed part of the Forest Resources Group. It was centred in Maple, Ontario, and had four research stations across the province.

    In August, 1989, the Ontario Tree Improvement and Forest Biomass Institute was replaced with the Ontario Forest Research Institute.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Ontario Tree Improvement and Forest Biomass Institute conducted research aimed at improving the management of Ontario's forests. The institute was particularly concerned with developing faster growing trees with improved wood characteristics, and with the treatment of the forest ecosystem and the production of trees to replenish the forest.

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    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources (1972-2014)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA17

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources controls Ontario Tree Improvement and Forest Biomass Institute

    Dates of relationship

    1981-1989

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario Forest Research Centre (1978-1981)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA725

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario Forest Research Centre is the predecessor of Ontario Tree Improvement and Forest Biomass Institute

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario Forest Research Institute (1989-)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA727

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario Forest Research Institute is the successor of Ontario Tree Improvement and Forest Biomass Institute

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA726

    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

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        Sources

        Annual Reports of the Ministry of Natural Resources, 1973, 1988-1989

        Government of Ontario Telephone Directory, '89, Fall 1991, Spring/Summer 1994, Fall/Winter 1996-1997

        Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Nancy Martin, Susan McClure