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Ontario Water Resources Commission
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OWRC
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The Ontario Water Resources Commission was established on May 3, 1956, following the work of the Water Resources and Supply Committee of the Department of Public Works.
From 1956 to 1964, the Commission consisted of five divisions - the Laboratories and Research Division, the Construction Division, the Plant Operations Division, the Sanitary Engineering Division (which previously formed a part of the Ontario Department of Health), and the Water Resources Division.
New divisions established between 1964 and 1972 included the Division of Finance (1964); the Division of Industrial Wastes and the Division of Project Development (1965); and the Division of Administrative Services (1967). In addition, the Laboratories and Research Division was divided to form both a Laboratories Division and a Research Division in 1961.
The Ontario Water Resources Commission reported to the Legislature through the Department of Public Works (1956-1959); the Department of Municipal Affairs (1960- 1963); the Department of Energy and Resources Management (1964 to 1971); and to the Department of the Environment (1972).
In 1972, the Ontario Water Resources Commission was amalgamated with the Department of the Environment to form the Ministry of the Environment.
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The Ontario Water Resources Commission constructed and operated systems for the supply, purification and distribution of water and for the disposal of sewage in the province of Ontario. In addition, the Commission had authority over controlling the pollution of waterways and for the conservation and development of the water resources of the province. By 1961, the Commission was also assigned responsibility for the instigation of criminal charges against individuals or corporations violating clean water regulations.
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Act to establish a Water Resources Commission, Statutes of Ontario 1956, Chap. 62
The Ontario Water Resources Commission Act, Statutes of Ontario 1957, Chap. 88
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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
Annual Reports of the Ontario Water Resources Commission
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24
Directory and Guide to Services of the Ontario Government, 1955-1967
MacTaggart, Hazel. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1956-1971 (1975)
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Anger