Ontario. Dept. of Public Highways. Office of the 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 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

      1915-1931

      History

      The Office of the Minister, Ontario Department of Public Highways was established in 1915 and assumed the functions previously performed by the Commissioner of Highways.

      There were four Ministers of the Department during its existence: the Hon. F.G. MacDiarmid (1915- 1918); the Hon. F.C. Biggs (1918- 1922); the Hon. George Henry (1922-1929); and the Hon. Leopold MacAuley (1930-1931). During their time as Ministers for this department, F.G. MacDiarmid, F.C. Biggs, and George Henry also served as Ministers of the Department of Public Works.

      The functions of the office were assumed by the Office of the Minister, Department of Highways in 1931.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister of the Department of Public Highways held the senior office within the department, and was ultimately accountable to the Ontario Legislature for its 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 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 Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1915-1931

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

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

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1104

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

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

      CA1105

      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