Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Office of the Deputy Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Office of the Deputy Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Deputy Minister

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1934-1972

      History

      The Office of the Deputy Minister of Municipal was created with the formation of the Department of Municipal Affairs in 1934. Prior to that similar responsibilities had been held by the Deputy Commissioner of Municipal Affairs (1917-1932) and the administrative officials of the Ontario Municipal Board (1932-1934).

      The office was dissolved with the transfer of responsibilities for municipal issues to the new Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs in 1972.

      The Office of the Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs was occupied by the following people: Herbert L. Cummings (1934-1937); E.A. Horton (1937-1941); A.J.B. Gray (1941-1947); W.A. Orr (1947-1956); K. Grant Crawford (1956-1958); J.W.P. Carter (1958-1960); Lorne R. Cumming (1960-1965); W.H. Palmer (1965-1972).

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Deputy Minister was the senior administrative official in the Ontario Department of Municipal Affairs, and acted as a liaison between the Minister and the heads of the divisionss regarding policy and administrative decisions. The Deputy Minister was also responsible for providing the Minister with information and advice on policy and legislation.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs (1934-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA21

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs controls Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1934-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs. Office of the Deputy Minister (1972-1978)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1239

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs. Office of the Deputy Minister is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1233

      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

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Department of Municipal Affairs Annual Reports, 1934-1972.

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities.

          Archivist(s):
          Crockett