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Ministry of Northern Affairs
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The Ministry of Northern Affairs was established in 1977, when the Northern Affairs Branch of the Ministry of Natural Resources, was removed to form a separate ministry.
The Ministry maintained more or less the same organisational structure during its existence, consisting of an Office of the Minister, an Office of the Deputy Minister, a Planning and Administration Division, a Northeastern Regional Office and a Northwestern Regional Office, both consisting of a Community Relations Branch and a Regional and Community Development Branch, and a number of Northern Area Offices.
Several agencies reported to the Ministry including the Ontario Northlands Transportation Commission, the Municipal Advisory Committee Northeast, and the Municipal Advisory Committee Northwest.
In June of 1985, the mining functions of the Ministry of Natural Resources were transferred to the Ministry of Northern Affairs, which was subsequently renamed the Ministry of Northern Affairs and Mines. By November of 1985, however, the name was again changed to the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines.
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The Ministry of Northern Affairs was responsible for the development of programs and policies relating to the expansion of social and economic opportunities for residents of northern Ontario.
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The Ministry of Northern Affairs Act, Statutes of Ontario 1977, Chap. 21
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1977-1985
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Anger