Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Ministère du Développement économique et de l'Innovation

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

  • Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

Other form(s) of name

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    History

    The Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation was created on October 20, 2011 by the Premier of Ontario. The purpose of the ministry was to bring together Ontario's economic development, international trade and innovation innitiatives to focus on job creation and economic growth. It was succeeded by the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment in 2013.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation (MEDI) provides leadership in promoting Ontario's economic growth and competitiveness by supporting commercialization efforts to bring innovative ideas to market; supporting sector competitiveness and clusters; pursuing increased investment in Ontario; facilitating opportunities to boost Ontario exports; and providing advice and support services to small and medium-sized businesses in Ontario.

    Address

    This particular iteration of the ministry was created by the Premier of Ontario and announced in a press release on October 20, 2011.

    The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Act (Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1990, chapter M.27) is considered the enabling legislation of the ministry.

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch (1996-)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA793

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

    Dates of relationship

    2011-2013

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Legal Services Branch (1982-)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA859

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Legal Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

    Dates of relationship

    2011-2013

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Trade Policy Branch (1991-)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA937

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Trade Policy Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

    Dates of relationship

    2011-2013

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Small and Medium Enterprise Division (2004-2012)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA2391

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Small and Medium Enterprise Division is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

    Dates of relationship

    2012

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Funding Administration Branch (2009-)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA2395

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Funding Administration Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

    Dates of relationship

    2011-2013

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Research and Commercialization Division (2002-)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA2400

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Research and Commercialization Division is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

    Dates of relationship

    2011-2013

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    International Trade Branch (2008-2013)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA2467

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    International Trade Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

    Dates of relationship

    2011-2013

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Research and Innovation (2005-2011)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA140

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Research and Innovation is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (2009-2011)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA162

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (2009-2011) is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment

    Identifier of related entity

    AA160

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    AA161

    Institution identifier

    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

    Language(s)

      Script(s)

        Sources

        Government telephone directories and government press releases for the years 2011-2013.

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Coffey