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Sector Development Division
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The Sector Development Division was created in 1993 when the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade replaced the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. The immediate predecessor of the division was the Sectoral Policy Branch of the former Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology.
At creation, the Sector Development Division consisted of the Sector Offices Branch, the Sector Coordination Branch, the Sector Development Branch and the Small Business and Domestic Operations Branch.
In 1996, the Ministry of Economics Development, Trade and Tourism was restructured and the Sector Development Division was disbanded.
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The Sector Development Division was responsible for enhancing the economy of Ontario by working with clients to develop and implement sector strategies, bring sector stakeholders together and coordinate stakeholder and government input. The idea behind the division was that firms and individuals within a particular industrial sector can accomplish projects beyond the reach of individual companies with the coordination of government. The division also managed the Sector Partnership Fund.
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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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Sources
Archives of Ontario. Inventory 9 - Records of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (February 1997)
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Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
Robert Anger / Walz