Identity area
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Office of the Deputy Minister
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Office of the Deputy Minister
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Office of the Deputy Minister was created with the Ministry of Education in 1972, replacing the same office within the former Department of Education.
As a result of the re-organization in 1972, the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Office and the Special Projects Section, which were part of the Office of the Deputy Minister between 1967 and 1972, merged to form the new Educational Exchange and Special Projects Branch. The Educational Exchange and Special Projects Branch became part of the new Education Administration Division.
News and Information Services, renamed, Communication Services Branch in 1973, reported directly to the Deputy Minister until 1978. From 1979 and 1985, the Office of the Deputy Minister was responsible for the Ministry of Colleges and Universities as well as the Ministry of Education. From 1985 to 1989, the Bill 30 Implementation Unit was part of the Office of the Deputy Minister.
The Ministry of Education was merged with the Ministries of Colleges and Universities and Skills Development in 1993 to form the new Ministry of Education and Training. As a result, the Office of the Deputy Minister of Education ceased to exist and its functions were assumed by the Office of the Deputy Minister of Education and Training.
The position of Deputy Minister was held by Dr. E.E. Stewart (1971-1973), G.H. Waldrum (1973-1979), Harry K. Fisher (1979-1985, concurrently Deputy Minister of Colleges and Universities), Dr. George R. Podrebarac (1985-1986, also Deputy Minister of Colleges and Universities in 1985), Duncan Green (1986), Dr. Bernard J. Shapiro (1986-1990), and Robert Mitton (1990-1993).
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Deputy Minister was the senior administrative official of the Ministry of Education, and was responsible for the executive management and daily operations of the Ministry. The Deputy Minister was also responsible for providing the Minister with information and advice on policy and legislation.
Between early 1979 and mid-1985, the Deputy Minster for the Ministry of Education also served as Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Colleges and Universities as the two ministries were administratively joined at the level of the Office of the Deputy Minister.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Inventory of the Ministry of Education
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Chang