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

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Minister

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Office of the Commissioner of Public Works

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    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1869-1972

    History

    The position of Minister of Public Works has its origin in the position of the Commissioner of Public Works, which was established by legislation on January 23, 1869. This same legislation created the Ontario Department of Public Works, over which the Commissioner presided.

    In the early years of the Province, the Commissioner of Public Works also held the position of Commissioner of Agriculture and Arts. This situation continued only until 1874, when a separate Commissioner was established for the Department of Public Works.

    In 1905, legislation was passed changing the title of the Commissioner of Public Works to that of Minister of Public Works.

    The Department of Public Works existed until 1972, when it was renamed the Ministry of Government Services. At this time, the title of the Minister was changed to that of Minister of Government Services.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Minister of Public Works was responsible for directing the construction, maintenance and repair of all public works. The Minister held the senior office in the Ontario Department of Public Works, 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.

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    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 Minister

    Dates of relationship

    1869-1972

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

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

    Identifier of related entity

    CA180

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

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

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

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    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA24

    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

        Bishop, Olga. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1869-1900 (1976)

        Maintenance notes

        Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

        Archivist(s):
        R. Anger