Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. 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 Works. 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

      1869-1972

      History

      The Office of the Deputy Minister, Department of Public Works, was organized with the creation of the provincial ministry in 1869.

      The Office of the Deputy Minister, Public Works, was abolished in 1972 with the organization of the new Ministry of Government Services which assumed most of the responsibilities of the former department.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Office of the Deputy Minister was responsible for the day to day administration of the Department of Public Works and as the major means of communication between the Minister as political head of the Department and the operational areas. Functions relating to public relations and information on Department of Public Works activities also belonged to a number of small offices over the years, which reported to the Deputy Minister.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Works (1869-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA40

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      1869-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Government Services. Office of the Deputy Minister (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1433

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Government Services. Office of the Deputy Minister is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Public Works. 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

      CA1428

      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 Public Works Annual Reports, 1869-1972.

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Authoities

          Archivist(s):
          Crockett