Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002)

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Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002)

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Ministry of Environment and Energy

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      Dates of existence

      History

      This iteration of the Ministry of Environment and Energy was briefly re-established April 15, 2002 when the energy-related functions of the former Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology (1997-2002) merged with Ministry of the Environment to re-form the Ministry of Environment and Energy. On August 22, 2002 the Ministry of Environment and Energy was again split into the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Energy.

      The first Ministry of Environment and Energy was established with the amalgamation of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Energy in 1993 and continued to exist until 1997 when the Ministry was divided to form the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology.

      The Ministry consisted of a number of branches and offices which were organized into divisions similar to those first established in 1993. On the Environment side there while the division mostly persist, there are significant changes in the number and specificity of reporting branches – divisions included the following: the Corporate Management Division; the Environmental Sciences and Standards Division; the Integrated Environmental Planning Division; and the Operations Division. On the Energy side, divisions included: the Business Planning and Corporate Services Division; and the Energy Division – the Energy Division replicates the former Policy Division in the 1993-1997 Ministry of Environment and Energy.

      Agencies which reported to the Ministry included: Environmental Review Tribunal; Office of Consolidated Hearings; the Ontario Clean Water Agency; Ontario Energy Board; Pesticides Advisory Committee.

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      The Ministry of Environment and Energy was responsible for restoring, protecting and enhancing the environment to ensure public health, environmental quality and economic vitality. The Ministry is also responsible for promoting the development of a cost-efficient energy market which provides safe, sustainable and secure energy supply. The Ministry sets clear policy, standards and rules, monitors environmental performance and uses science education, partnerships, abatement tools, compliance and enforcement to maintain and strengthen environmental protection and conservation efforts in a cost-effective manner. The Ministry sets legislative and policy frameworks within the Ontario Energy Board, the Independent Market Operator and market participants operate. In addition, the Ministry encourages the development of energy efficient and alternative energy technologies.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Laboratory Services Branch (1972-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA708

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Laboratory Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002)

      Dates of relationship

      2002

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Energy Division (1997-2004)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2181

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Energy Division is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002)

      Dates of relationship

      2002

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Electricity Restructuring Office (1998-2003)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2341

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Electricity Restructuring Office is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002)

      Dates of relationship

      2002

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ontario Clean Water Agency (1993-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2201

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ontario Clean Water Agency is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002)

      Dates of relationship

      2002

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002) (1997-2002)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA97

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002) is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002)

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      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Energy (2002-2008)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA144

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Energy (2002-2008) is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002)

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      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology (1997-2002)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA98

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002)

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      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (2002-2014)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA155

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (2002-2014) is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (2002)

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      Description of relationship

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      Authority record identifier

      AA151

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      Rules and/or conventions used

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

      Status

      Approved

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      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Canadiana Name Authorities 2017-09-07

          KWIC Indexes, 1993-1996, 2000-2004

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directories

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          P. Lawton