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Division of Tourism
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Ontario. Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister, Tourism
Ontario. Tourism Division
Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Tourism Division
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism. Tourism Division
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The Division of Tourism was established in November 1973 within the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism when the Business Development Division was divided into three new divisions, one each for Tourism, Trade and Industry.
The division comprised the Tourism Research Branch, Tourism Industry Development Branch and the Tourism Marketing Branch.
In 1982, with the creation of the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation, the Division of Tourism was transferred to the new ministry, and an Assistant Deputy Minister was appointed to lead the Division. The Tourism Division then consisted of the Tourism Development Branch, Tourism Marketing Branch, Travel Information Centres, Tourism Research Section and the Travel, Trade and Convention Services Section.
In 1993, the Tourism Division was transferred to the new Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation. At this time, it consisted of the Tourism Policy Branch, Marketing and Customer Services Branch, and the ministry regional offices.
In June 1995, the Tourism Division was transferred to the new Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism. In 1996, the Division was merged with the Trade and Investment Marketing Division to form the Business Development and Tourism Division.
The Business Development and Tourism Division operated between 1996 to 1998, then reverted back to the Tourism Division from 1998 to 2002.
In 2002, the Tourism Division became known as the Tourism, Sport and Recreation Division until 2005.
In 2006, the division changed name to the Tourism Division once again until 2008, when the Tourism Operations Division, also known as the Tourism Planning and Operations Division took over until 2012.
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The Division of Tourism encouraged the systematic development of the Ontario tourist industry in the form of adequate accommodation, recreation facilities, attractions and related services and promoted Ontario as a tourist destination both at home and abroad. It was also responsible for coordinating the activities of other branches and agencies of the government that are responsible for tourism.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1973-1998.
KWIK Indexes to Services of the Ontario Government, 1975 to 2006 (please note, 2005 KWIK indexes do not exist).
Annual Reports of the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, 1974 to 1981.
Annual Reports of the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation, 1982/83 to 1991/92.
Annual Reports of the Ministry of Culture and Recreation, 1975/76 to 1981/82.
Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 2008 to 2012 (please note, 2007 indexes do not exist).
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Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Archivist(s):
R. Anger, S. Persichitti