Ontario. Industry and Trade Analysis Branch

• Industry and Trade Analysis Branch

• Ontario. Economic Analysis Branch

The Industry and Trade Analysis Branch was formed in 1977 within the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism. The branch formed part of the Policy and Priorities Division of the ministry. The branch resulted from a reconfiguration of research services in the ministry following the creation of the Policy and Priorities Division, which saw the former Trade Research Branch, Tourism Research Branch and Industrial Research Branch reconfigured into the Industry Sector Policy Branch and the Industry and Trade Analysis Branch.

It was known briefly as the Economic Analysis Branch, but by the end of 1977 was known as the Industry and Trade Analysis Branch.

By 1981, the branch had disappeared, replaced by the Trade Policy Branch and the Industrial Policy Branch.

The Industry and Trade Analysis Branch conducted research on the economy of Ontario, including the preparation of economic reports and statistics, industrial summaries, economic studies, regional surveys and market analyses. It was also home to the office which supported the establishment of the metric system and standards for its use in Ontario.

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Archives of Ontario. Inventory 9 - Records of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (February 1997)

Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

Canadiana notes that the predecessor to this body is the "Economic Analysis and Research Branch". This is possibly based on a misreading of the February 1977 Ontario Government Telephone directory, but is incorrect. There is no approved heading for such a branch in Canadiana. There is, however, an entry in the August 1977 Government of Ontario Telephone Directory for an "Economic Analysis Branch", but this has been indicated as a non-preferred term.

Archivist(s):
Robert Anger