Ontario. Dept. of Planning and Development

• Department of Planning and Development

The Department of Planning and Development was established in 1944. One of the largest branches within the new department, and one which was to grow considerably, was the Trade and Industry Branch. Other branches that were created with the establishment of this Department were the Immigration Branch, the Community Planning Branch, and the Conservation Branch. The Department was also responsible for two agencies, Ontario House and the St. Lawrence Parks Commission. In 1955, the Civil Defence Committee of the Department of the Provincial Secreatary was transferred to the Department of Planning and Development and renamed the Civil Defence Branch. In 1960, it was again renamed, this time to the Emergency Measures Branch. On January 27, 1961, the Department of Planning and Development was renamed the Department of Commerce and Development.

The Department of Planning and Development was established in 1944 to work with agricultural, industrial, labour, mining, trade and other associations and organisations and with public and private sector enterprises in order to create and maintain productive employment and to develop the human and material resources of the Province.

Department of Planning and Development Act, Statutes of Ontario 1944, Chap. 16

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

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

MacTaggart, Hazel I. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955 (1964)

_____. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1956-1971 (1975)

Directories and Guides to Ontario Government Services, 1948-1961

Canadiana Name Authorities, 1995-03-15

Archivist(s):
R. Anger