PERSOIMIMEL BRAIMCH 



The objective of the Personnel Branch is to provide ade- 

 quate, competent staff for the Department, and to encourage 

 good job performance through a career concept based on 

 promotion, training and up-to-date position classification. 

 The Branch is divided into five sections — Employment, 

 Classification and Job Evaluation, Training and Special 

 Assignments, Employee Relations, and Office Management. 

 TRAINING 



Some 86 students graduated from the Ontario Forest Tech- 

 nical School Diploma Course in 1966. A total of 151 students 

 were enrolled for the 1967 Diploma Course. 

 RECRUITMENT 



The recruitment program for foresters, biologists, forestry 

 technicians and conservation officers covered 16 universities 

 and four ranger schools, together w\th job advertising in 

 printed media across Canada. The response has been 

 gratifying. 



DISPOSITION OF PERSONNEL 



F. MacDougall retired on June 16, 1966 after 25 years as 

 Deputy Minister of the Department of Lands and Forests. 

 He was succeeded by G. H. U. Bayly, who had served as 

 Assistant Deputy Minister since 1957. 



G. H. Ferguson, Q.C., was appointed Chief, Law Branch, on 

 July 28, 1956 after serving as Supervisor since December, 

 1957. 



P. Addison was appointed Chief, Parks Branch, on January 

 1, 1967. 



A. J. Herridge was appointed Director, North-Eastern Region, 

 on January 1, 1967. 



J. M. Taylor was appointed Chief, Personnel Branch, oi 



January 1, 1967. ' 



D. R. Wilson was appointed Director, Southern Region, oil I 



January 1, 1967. 



The disposition of senior administrative staff as of Marci 



31, 1967 was as follows: 



Assistant Deputy Minister: R. D. K. Acheson. 



Regional Directors: A. J. Herridge (North-Eastern); L. Ring 



ham (North-Western); D. R. Wilson (Southern). 



Regional Forester: T. W. Hueston. 



Branch Chiefs: P. Addison (Parks); Dr. C. H. D. Clarke (FisH 



and Wildlife); R. G. Code (Lands and Surveys); G. H. Fer 



guson, Q.C. (Law); A. P. Leslie (Research); R. R. MacBear 



(Accounts); M. B. Morison (Timber); P. 0. Rhynas (Opera j 



tions); J. M. Taylor (Personnel); J. M. Whalen (Fores 



Protection). 



District Foresters: M. A. Adamson (Parry Sound); J. S. Bal' 



(Sault Ste. Marie): R. A. Balkwill (Fort Frances); R. A. Baxte ; I 



(Sioux Lookout); W. H. Charlton (Kenora); W. B. M. Clarke 



(North Bay); I. B. Earl (Gogama); L. H. Eckel (Cochrane) 



D. A. Fawcett (Kapuskasing); D. E. Gage (Geraldton); F. L 



Hall (Lake Huron); G. A. Hamilton (Sudbury); J. D. Hughej 



(Swastika); J. R. Keddie (Chapleau); A. W. Leman (Lake 



Simcoe); J. W. Lockwood (Lake Erie); G. A. McCormacI' 



(White River); N. D. Patrick (Tweed); F. E. Sider (Pembroke) 



W. L. Sleeman (Port Arthur); W. A. G. Thurston (Kemptville) 



A. E. Walroth (Lindsay). 



Ontario Forest Technical School Director: Q. F. Hess. 



TOTAL STAFF AS OF MARCH 31, 1967 



Regular Probationary 



Unclassified 

 Staff 



Total 



Head Office 

 Field 



581 

 1,689 



94 

 203 



55 

 722 



777 



730 

 2,614 



2,270 297 



Total complement of regular and probationary positions 



as at March 31, 1967 

 Total regular and probationary staff as at March 31, 1967 

 Total vacancies in complement as at March 31. 1967 



NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES ON STAFF AS AT MARCH 31, 

 Foresters Biologists Civil Engineers Miscellaneous 



235 80 7 55 



Number of Ontario Forest Ranger School Graduates on Staff 



as at March 31, 1967 

 Number of Licensed Scalers on staff as at March 31, 1967 



3,344 



3,021 



2,567 



454 



1967 



Total 

 377 



1,217 

 835 



