Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Ontario. Ministère du developpement économique

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

  • Ministry of Economic Development

Other form(s) of name

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    2008-2009

    History

    The Ministry of Economic Development was formed in 2008 when the functions of the former Ministry of Economic Development and Trade were divided into two new ministries. The trade functions went to the new Ministry of International Trade and Investment.

    The Ministry of Economic Development was comprised of the Corporate Services Division and the Industry Division.

    In 2009, the Ministry of Economic Development regained the trade function and became once again, the Minsitry of Economic Development and Trade.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Ministry of Economic Development (MED) provided 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 business in Ontario.

    Address

    Created by the Premier of Ontario and announced in a press release, September 18, 2008.

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Business Development Branch (1996-)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA770

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Business Development Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development

    Dates of relationship

    2008-

    Description of relationship

    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

    Dates of relationship

    2008-2009

    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

    Dates of relationship

    2008-2009

    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

    Dates of relationship

    2008-2009

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Sector Competitiveness Branch (1998-2011)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA2138

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Sector Competitiveness Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development

    Dates of relationship

    2008-2009

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development. Economic Development Policy Branch (2006-2009)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA2394

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development. Economic Development Policy Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development

    Dates of relationship

    2008-2009

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (2003-2008)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA135

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (2003-2008) is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development

    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 successor of Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    AA136

    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 of Ontario Government Telephone Directory, 2009

        Press Release, Office of the Premier of Ontario, September 18, 2008

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Coffey