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Industry and Trade Development Branch - Special Areas
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Three Industry and Trade Development Branches existed within the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism. They were organized geographically: one covered North America, and maintained offices in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. One covered Europe and maintained offices in Brussels, Frankfurt, Milan, Paris and London. The final branch was termed "Special Areas" and maintained an office in Tokyo.
The branches were formed in 1976 when the former International Division was disbanded and replaced with the Industry and Trade Division. The International Division formerly consisted of an Americas Branch and an Overseas Branch, which formed the basis for the three new branches.
In 1979, a single branch was created, within the Industry Division, which administered all international and domestic offices of the ministry. This was called the Industry Operations Branch. At that point, the three Industry and Trade Development Branches ceased to exist.
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The Industry and Trade Development Branch - Special Areas was responsible for assisting Ontario business to develop trade leads and sales outlets abroad. It organized trade missions, and provided counselling to foreign companies seeking manufacturing or investment opportunities in Ontario. It also encouraged Ontario tourism. This was accomplished through several international offices.
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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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Archivist(s):
Robert Anger