Ontario. Dept. of Transport

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Transport

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Department of Transport

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1957-1971

      History

      The Department of Transport was established by legislation on July 1, 1957. One of the primary branches of the new Department was the Motor Vehicles Branch, which had previously been a part of the Department of Highways.

      Although the Department consisted of a number of branches during its existence, the responsibilities of the Department, and thus the branches, tended to focus around certain primary functions. These included vehicle licensing, vehicle inspection, driver examination, driver licensing and improvement, traffic engineering, accident claims, and highway safety.

      In addition, the Department was responsible for the Ontario Highway Transport Board.

      In May of 1971, the Department of Transport and the Department of Highways were amalgamated to form the Department of Transportation and Communications.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Department of Transport was responsible for the administration of matters relating to motor vehicle traffic, including the licensing of motor vehicles, the examination of drivers, and highway safety.

      Address

      Department of Transport Act, Statutes of Ontario 1957, Chap. 26

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund (1962-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA208

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Transport

      Dates of relationship

      1962-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Highway Safety Branch (1957-1974)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1096

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Highway Safety Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Transport

      Dates of relationship

      1957-1971

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Motor Vehicles Branch (1916-1958)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1109

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Motor Vehicles Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Transport

      Dates of relationship

      1957-1958

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Transport. Office of the Deputy Minister (1957-1971)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1082

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Transport. Office of the Deputy Minister is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Transport

      Dates of relationship

      1957-1971

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Registrar of Motor Vehicles (1958-1973)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1129

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Registrar of Motor Vehicles is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Transport

      Dates of relationship

      1958-1971

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Transportation and Communications (1971-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA48

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Transportation and Communications is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Transport

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      AA45

      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

          Directory and Guide to Services of the Ontario Government, 1948-1967

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

          Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger