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Innovation and Technology Division
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The Innovation and Technology Division was created in early 1985 within the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Trade, replacing the Office of Co-Ordination and Development of Technology Centres.
The division was responsible for coordinating the activities of the Ontario technology centres, that is, the Ontario Centre for Microelectronics, the Ontario Centre for Advanced Manufacturing - CAD/CAM, the Ontario Centre for Advanced Manufacturing - Robotics, the Ontario Centre for Automotive Parts Technology, the Ontario Centre for Resource Machinery, and the Ontario Centre for Farm Machinery and Food Processing Technology. It was also responsible for administration of the IDEA Corporation and the Ontario Research Foundation. The division included two additional sections, called Operations and Technology Transfer, and Marketing and Special Projects.
In April, 1986, the Innovation and Technology Division was restructured and was replaced by the Policy and Technology Division.
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The Innovation and Technology Division promoted the economic development of Ontario by developing and implementing programs to assist with new product development and manufacturing processes. It was also responsible for administering the Ontario technology centres.
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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)
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Robert Anger