Ontario. Dept. of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Deputy Minister

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1924-1972

      History

      The Office of the Deputy Minister, Ontario Department of Health was created with the formation of the department in 1924. There were five Deputy Ministers of Health during its existence: William J. Bell (1924 - 1935); Bernard Thomas McGhie (1935 - 1945); John T. Phair (1945 - 1957); W. Gordon Brown (1957 - 1966); and Kenneth C. Charon (1966 - 1972). In 1972 this office was replaced by the Office of the Deputy Minister in the new Ministry of Health.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Deputy Minister was the senior administrative official in the Ontario Department of Health and acted as liaison between the Minister and the department's agencies. The Deputy Minister was also responsible for providing the Minister with information and advice on policy and legislation.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Health (1924-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA37

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Health controls Ontario. Dept. of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1924-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister (1972-1999)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1404

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister

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      Description of relationship

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1403

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

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

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Dept. of Health Annual Reports, 1925-1972; RG 10 Inventory; Not in Canadiana Authorities 1996-12-24

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Hughey