Ontario. Ministry of Northern Affairs and Mines

• Ministry of Northern Affairs and Mines

The Ministry of Northern Affairs and Mines was established in June of 1985, when the mines functions of the Ministry of Natural Resources were merged with the Ministry of Northern Affairs.

The Ministry consisted of the Office of the Minister, the Office of the Deputy Minister, a Planning and Administration Division, a Mineral Resources Group, a Northeastern Regional Office and a Northwestern Regional Office, along with a number of Northern Affairs Offices.

Agencies which reported to the Ministry included: the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission; the Municipal Advisory Committee Northeast; and the Municipal Advisory Committee Northwest.

In November of 1985, the Ministry of Northern Affairs and Mines was renamed the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines.

The Ministry of Northern Affairs and Mines was responsible for the economic and social development of northern Ontario. Through its Northern Affairs Offices, the Ministry also assisted communities without a municipal government in establishing Local Services Boards, which in turn acted on behalf of the local residents and ensured that basic services such as water supply, fire protection, sewage disposal, street lighting, and garbage collection were provided to the community. The Ministry was also responsible for the regulation and development of the mineral resources of the province.

The Ministry of Northern Affairs Act, Statutes of Ontario 1977, Chap. 21

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

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

No new legislation was passed to govern the Ministry, instead, it continued to operate under the aegis of the Ministry of Northern Affairs Act of 1977.

Archivist(s):
R. Anger