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

      1972-1993

      History

      The Office of the 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 Minister in the new Ministry of Environment and Energy.

      The following individuals have been Ministers of the Environment: James A.C. Auld (1972-1974); William G. Newman (1974-1975); George A. Kerr (1975-1978), George R. McCague (1978), Harry C. Parrott (1978-1981), Keith C. Norton (1981-1983), Andrew S. Brandt (1983-1985), Jim Bradley (1985-1991), and Ruth Grier (1991-1993).

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister of the Environment held the senior office within the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, and was ultimately accountable to the Ontario 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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      General context

      Relationships area

      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 Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

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

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2177

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

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

      CA2172

      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

          Government of Ontario KWIC Indexes and Telephone Directories

          Legislative Assembly website

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Sadinsky