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Industrial Development Branch
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In 1979, the Industry Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism was replaced with the Industrial Development Branch.
The branch was headed by a Director and consisted of the Plant Locations Section, the Business Opportunities Section, and the Industrial Promotion Section. It was located within the Industry Division of the ministry.
When the Ministry of Industry and Trade was formed in 1982, the Industrial Development Branch was replaced by the Industrial Investment Opportunities Branch (later renamed the Investment Branch).
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The Industrial Development Branch provided advisory services and assistance to Ontario manufacturers and investors. Activities of the branch included assisting in the development of industrial technology, providing consulting services to industries considering the establishment of new or expanded manufacturing facilities, and promoting Ontario as an attractive place to invest.
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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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Archives of Ontario. Inventory 9 - Records of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (February 1997)
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The existence of this branch is not noted in Canadiana, although they have a heading for "Ontario. Industrial Development Branch" which refers to the agency described as CA823. They also refer to an earlier branch of the same name, from 1961- 1963. In our database, this earlier form of name is non-preferred, to 'Ontario. Trade and Industry Branch" (see CA35).
Archivist(s):
R. Anger