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

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Minister

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1934-1972

      History

      The Minister's Office was established as part of the Department of Municipal Affairs in 1934 to oversee the financial affairs of local governments. The Department was abolished in 1972 and the responsibilities of the Minister were transferred to the new Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs and the Ministry of Housing.

      The office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs was occupied by the following people: David A. Croll (1934-1937); Mitch Hepburn (1937); Eric Cross (1937-1940, 1943); T.B. McQueston (1940-1943); George H. Dunbar (1943-1955); W.A. Goodfellow (1955-1956); W.K. Warrender (1956-1961); F.M. Cass (1961-1962); J.W. Spooner (1962-1967); W.Darcy McKeough (1967-1971); Dalton Bales, (1971-1972).

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister held the senior office within the Ontario Department of Municipal Affairs, and was ultimately accountable to the Legislature for the Department's activities. The Office of the Minister provided administrative and political support for the Minister's duties and activities.

      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 Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1934-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1973-1981). Office of the Minister (1973-1981)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1225

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1973-1981). Office of the Minister is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

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

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1230

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1224

      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

          This information was drawn from Annual Reports of the Department of Municipal Affairs, 1934-1972.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Crockett