Ontario. Dept. of Transportation and Communications. Office of the Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Transportation and Communications. 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

      1971-1972

      History

      The Office of the Minister of the Ontario Department of Transportation and Communications was established in 1971 when the Ontario Department of Transport and the Ontario Department of Highways were combined into one agency. There was only one Minister of the department during its existence: Gordon Carton (1971- 1972). The Office was replaced by the Office of the Minister, Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications in 1972.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister of the Ontario Department of Transportation and Communications held the senior office within the Ministry, and was ultimately accountable to the Ontario Legislature for the Department’s 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 Transportation and Communications (1971-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA48

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Transportation and Communications controls Ontario. Dept. of Transportation and Communications. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1971-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Office of the Minister (1972-1987)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1108

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Office of the Minister is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Transportation and Communications. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      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 predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Transportation and Communications. 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

      CA1106

      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 Ministry of Transportation and Communications, 1971-1972.

          Maintenance notes

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

          Archivist(s):
          Lisa Singer, Mark Epp