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Ottawa Timber District
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Ottawa Agency
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Upper Ottawa Territory
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The Ottawa Timber District (known as the Upper Ottawa Territory until 1872) was established within the Crown Lands Department of Upper Canada in 1843.
The District was headed by a Crown Timber Agent who reported to the Crown Lands Department through the Woods and Forests Branch. The District headquarters were located in Bytown (later Ottawa).
The Ottawa Timber District ceased to exist in 1934 when the province's timber districts were amalgamated with the Department of Lands and Forests' district field organization.
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The Ottawa Timber District supervised timber operations in the territory of the Upper Ottawa River and its tributaries. It administered the various timber regulations and Acts on behalf of the governments of the Province of Canada and Ontario, reviewed timber license applications, issued licenses, recorded limits and sales, arbitrated disputes, collected ground rents and dues, and supervised wood rangers.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Reports of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, 1865-1905
Reports of the Minister of Lands and Mines, 1905-1906
Reports of the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 1906-1920
Reports of the Minister of Lands and Forests, 1906-1935
Renewing Nature's Wealth, Richard S. Lambert, 1967
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 2000-05-01.
Archivist(s):
Nancy Martin