Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Office of the Deputy Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Office of the Deputy Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Deputy Minister

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1994-

      History

      The Office of the Deputy Minister was created with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in 1994, replacing the same office within the former Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

      The position of Deputy Minister has been held by: Rita Burak (1994-1995); Kenneth W. Knox (1995-1997); Dr. Frank Ingratta (1998-2005); Bruce Archibald (2006-2008); George Zegarac (2009-2010); and John Burke (2010-2012).

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Deputy Minister is the senior administrative official within the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and acts as the liaison between the Minister and ministry agencies regarding policy and administrative decisions. As well, the Deputy Minister is responsible for providing the Minister with advice on policy and legislation.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (1994-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA69

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs controls Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1994-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Deputy Minister (1972-1994)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1040

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Office of the Deputy Minister is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Office of the Deputy Minister

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      Authority record identifier

      CA1041

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      Rules and/or conventions used

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

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1994-2006.

          Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Results-based Plan/Published Plan, 2006-2010

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Paul McIlroy; Rossiter