Ontario. Dept. of Public 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 Public 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

      1915-1931

      History

      The Office of the Deputy Minister, Ontario Department of Public Highways was created in 1915. There were three Deputy Ministers in the Department of Public Highways: Mr. W.A. McLean (1914-1923), Mr. S.L. Squire (1924-1927), and Mr. R.M. Smith (1928- 1931). In 1931, the functions of this agency were assumed by the Office of the Deputy Minister in the Department of Highways.

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      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Deputy Minister was the senior administrative official in the Ontario Department of Public Highways and acted as liaison between the Minister and 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 Public Highways (1915-1931)

      Identifier of related entity

      BA86

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      1915-1931

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Office of the Deputy Minister (1931-1971)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1080

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

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

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      Description of relationship

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1081

      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

          Annual Reports of the Department of Public Highways, 1915-1931; Annual Reports of the Minister of the Department of Public Works, 1915-1931; Public Accounts of Ontario, 1915-1931.

          Maintenance notes

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

          Archivist(s):
          Lisa Singer, Mark Epp