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

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Highways. 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

      1931-1971

      History

      The Office of the Deputy Minister, Ontario Department of Highways was created in 1931.

      There were five Deputy Ministers in the Department of Highways: R.M. Smith (1931-1943); J.D. Millar (1943-1954); M.A. Elson (1954-1956); W.J. Fulton (1956- 1962); and A.T.C McNab (1962- 1971). In 1971, the functions of this agency were assumed by the Office of the Deputy Minister in the Department of Transportation and Communications.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Deputy Minister was the senior administrative official in the Ontario Department of Highways and acted as liaison between the Minister and the agencies within the department. 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 Highways (1931-1971)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA47

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      1931-1971

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Transportation and Communications. Office of the Deputy Minister (1971-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1084

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Transportation and Communications. Office of the Deputy Minister is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Highways. Office of the Deputy Minister (1915-1931)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1081

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Highways. Office of the Deputy Minister is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1080

      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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        Script(s)

          Sources

          Annual Reports of the Department of Highways, 1931-1971; Public Accounts of Ontario, 1930-1934.

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Archivist(s):
          Lisa Singer, Mark Epp