Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993). Office of the Deputy Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993). 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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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1993

      History

      The Office of the Deputy Minister was created in 1972, when the Department of the Environment and the Ontario Water Resources Commission were merged to form the Ministry of the Environment.

      In 1993, the Ministry of the Environment was amalgamated with the Ministry of Energy, and the functions of the office were assumed by the Office of the Deputy Minister in the new Ministry of Environment and Energy.

      A partial list of individuals who have were Deputy Ministers of the Environment follows: K. H. Sharpe (1977-1978), G. W. Scott, QC (1979-1982), Gerard Raymond (1982-1983), Brock A. Smith (1984-1985), R. M. McLeod (1985-1986), and Gary S. Posen (1987-1993).

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Deputy Minister was the senior administrative official in the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, responsible for the overall administration, supervision and co-ordination of the ministry's activities. This official acted as a liaison between the Minister and the heads of the divisions regarding policy and administrative decisions.

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      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993) (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA65

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993) controls Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993). Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy. Office of the Deputy Minister (1993-1997)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2179

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy. Office of the Deputy Minister is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993). Office of the Deputy Minister

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      Authority record identifier

      CA2173

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      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

          Government of Ontario KWIC Indexes and Telephone Directories

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Sadinsky