Diploma Course in 1965. Of these, 82 had applied independently; five were 

 sponsored by the External Aid Office (a division administered by the Department 

 of State for External Affairs, Ottawa); and two were sponsored by the Department 

 of Lands and Forests. 



One hundred and twenty-eight students were enrolled for the 1966 Diploma 

 Course, still in progress. One hundred and eighteen had applied independently; 

 five were sponsored by the Department of Lands and Forests; three by the External 

 Aid Office; and two by the Indian Affairs Branch of the Department of Citizenship 

 and Immigration, Ottawa. 



Other courses given at the Ontario Forest Ranger School were as follows: 



Branch Students 



Fish and Wildlife 26 



Timber Management 18 



Forest Protection 57 



There were also several refresher courses given in Forest Protection. 



GRIEVANCES 



Thirty-nine employee grievances were submitted during the fiscal year. Of 

 these, 13 were resolved by the Department or withdrawn, and 20 were still out- 

 standing. Of these, two were heard by the Classification Rating Committee and 

 four by the Public Service Grievance Board. Twenty-eight of the grievances were 

 concerned with classification and 11 with working conditions and Terms of 

 Employment. 



Table 1 



TOTAL STAFF AS OF MARCH 31, 1966 



Unclassified 

 Regular Probationary Staff Total 



Head Office 586 59 45 690 



Field 1695 166 940 2801 



2281 225 985 3491 

 Total complement of regular and probationary positions 



as at March 31, 1966 2631 



Total regular and probationary staff as at March 31, 



1966 2506 



Total vacancies in complement as at March 31, 1966 125 



Table 2 



NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES ON STAFF 

 AS AT MARCH 31, 1966 



Foresters Biologists Civil Engineers Miscellaneous Total 



222 72 7 27 328 



Table 3 



Number of Ontario Forest Ranger School Graduates on 

 Staff as at March 31, 1966 925 



Table 4 



Number of Licsnsed Scalers on staff as at March 31, 1966 815 



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