Identity area
Type of entity
Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Department of Travel and Publicity
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1946-1964
History
The Department of Travel and Publicity came into existence on April 1, 1946, replacing the Travel and Publicity Bureau. At establishment, the Department of Travel and Publicity consisted of approximately fifteen employees in four branches - the Publicity Branch, the Information Branch, the Winter Promotion Branch, and the Development Branch. In 1947, the Public Information Division became the fifth component of the Department of Travel and Publicity with responsibility for publicizing government activities. In 1958, the Historical Branch was established and the Theatres Branch was transferred over from the Treasury Department. In 1963, the Travel Research Branch also became part of the Department of Travel and Publicity.
In 1964, the department was replaced with the Department of Tourism and Information.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Department of Travel and Publicity developed the tourist industry in Ontario by encouraging and promoting improvement in the standards of accommodation, facilities and services offered to tourists and by undertaking the publicizing of the tourist industry and of the resources, attractions and advantages of Ontario.
Address
Department of Travel and Publicity Act, Statutes of Ontario 1946, Chap. 23
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Archaeological and Historic Sites Board (1953-1975)
Identifier of related entity
CA21
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Archaeological and Historic Sites Board is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1956-1963
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario Board of Censors (1911-1984)
Identifier of related entity
CA1194
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario Board of Censors is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1958-1964
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Winter Promotion Branch (1946-1951)
Identifier of related entity
CA10
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Winter Promotion Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1946-1951
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Travel Research Branch (1963-1972)
Identifier of related entity
CA9
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Travel Research Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1963-1964
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Tourist Promotion and Information Branch (1946-1972)
Identifier of related entity
CA5
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Tourist Promotion and Information Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1946-1964
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Tourism Development Branch (1946-1990)
Identifier of related entity
CA3
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Tourism Development Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1946-1964
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Theatres Branch (1954-1987)
Identifier of related entity
CA31
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Theatres Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1958-1964
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity. Publicity Branch (1946-1954)
Identifier of related entity
CA8
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity. Publicity Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1946-1954
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Photography Branch (1951-1964)
Identifier of related entity
CA7
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Photography Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1951-1964
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity. Office of the Minister (1946-1964)
Identifier of related entity
CA6
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity. Office of the Minister is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1946-1964
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity. Office of the Deputy Minister (1946-1964)
Identifier of related entity
CA2
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity. Office of the Deputy Minister is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1946-1964
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Historical Branch (1958-1972)
Identifier of related entity
CA4
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Historical Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1958-1963
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity. Division of Publicity (1954-1964)
Identifier of related entity
CA28
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity. Division of Publicity is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1954-1964
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity. Division of Public Information (1947-1954)
Identifier of related entity
CA27
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity. Division of Public Information is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1947-1954
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Tourism and Information. Administrative Services Branch (1963-1972)
Identifier of related entity
CA1
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Tourism and Information. Administrative Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
1963-1964
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Tourism and Information (1964-1972)
Identifier of related entity
AA2
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Tourism and Information is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Travel and Publicity Bureau (1935-1946)
Identifier of related entity
CA1293
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Travel and Publicity Bureau is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Travel and Publicity
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
AA1
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
Heading established in Canadiana Name Authorities
Annual Reports of the Department of Travel and Publicity, 1946-1963
KWIC Indexes, 1965-1967
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Anger