Ontario. Wildlife Policy Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Wildlife Policy Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Wildlife Policy Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1991-1993

      History

      The Wildlife Policy Branch was created in 1991 after a Ministry-wide restructuring and assumed the functions of the previous Wildlife Branch.

      The Branch ceased to exist in 1994 after the restructuring of the Ministry's Policy and Program Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Wildlife Policy Branch was responsible for the overall management of Ontario's wildlife in accordance with the Game and Fish Act and the Endangered Species Act. The activities of the Branch included strategic planning initiatives, policy and program development with respect to ecosystem, habitat, and population management. The Branch was also responsible for developing a Wild Life Strategy and Implementation Plan for Ontario.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      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. Wildlife Policy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1991-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Resource, Stewardship and Development Branch (1993-1996)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2291

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Wildlife Branch (1971-1991)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1156

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Wildlife Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Wildlife Policy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA2293

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Preliminary

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directory; Government of Ontario KWIC Index to Service

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Strouth