Ontario. Ministry of Skills Development. Office of the Deputy Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Skills Development. Office of the Deputy Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Deputy Minister

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1985-1993

      History

      The Office of the Deputy Minister of Skills Development, was established in April 1985 with the creation of the Ontario Ministry of Skills Development. A Legal Counsel became part of the staff of the Office in 1985, and in 1986, a full Legal Services Branch was created; it was transferred from the Office of the Deputy Minister to the Finance and Administration Division in 1990. A Communication Branch was also created in 1985, which also developed into a full branch in 1986; it became the Communication and Marketing Branch in 1986, and remained under the authority of the Office of the Deputy Minister until 1993. A Corporate Planning Section also existed within the Office between 1989 and 1990.

      In February 1993, the Ministry of Skills Development was amalgamated with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and the Ministry of Education to form the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. With this change, the Office of the Deputy Minister, Ministry of Skills Development ceased to exist.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Office of the Deputy Minister was responsible for the executive management of the Ontario Ministry of Skills Development, and for co-ordinating its day-to-day operations. The Communications Branch, Communications and Marketing Branch and Legal Services reported directly to the Office of the Deputy Minister.

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      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Skills Development (1985-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA80

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Skills Development controls Ontario. Ministry of Skills Development. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1985-1993

      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA96

      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

          KWIK Index to Government Services

          Ontario Government Telephone Directories

          Archivist's Collection Files

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger