Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1973-1981). Office of the Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1973-1981). Office of the Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Minister

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1973-1981

      History

      The Office of the Minister of Housing was established when responsibilities for this program area was separated from the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs in 1973. Responsibility for the operation of the Ontario Housing Corporation was also transferred to the Minister at this time.

      The Office of the Minister was abolished in 1981 when the new Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing was established.

      The office of the Minister of Housing was occupied by the following people: Donald R. Irvine (1973-1976); Claude Bennett (1976-1981).

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister held the senior office within the Ontario Ministry of Housing, and was ultimately accountable to the Legislature for the Ministry's activities. The Office of the Minister provided administrative and political support for the Minister's duties and activities.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1973-1981) (1973-1981)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA92

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1973-1981) controls Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1973-1981). Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1973-1981

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Office of the Minister (1934-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1224

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Office of the Minister is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1973-1981). Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985). Office of the Minister (1981-1985)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1226

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985). Office of the Minister is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1973-1981). Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1225

      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

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          Sources

          Ministry of Housing Annual Reports, 1973-1981.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Crockett