Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Ministry of Tourism and Culture

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      2010-2011

      History

      The Ministry of Tourism and Culture was created on January 18, 2010, when the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Tourism were combined under one ministry.

      The Ministry was headed by two Ministers, each served by their own Deputy Minister: The Minister of Tourism and Culture, and the Minister Responsible for Seniors (who oversaw the Ontario Seniors' Secretariat).

      The Ministry was comprised of three divisions and one secretariat: the Tourism Policy and Development Division; the Tourism Planning and Operations Division; the Culture Division; and the Ontario Seniors' Secretariat.

      The Ministry also oversaw the activities of several agencies and attractions including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the Niagara Parks Commission, Ontario Heritage Trust, Ontario Library Service, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Ontario Place Corporation, Ontario Science Centre, Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Royal Ontario Museum and Fort William Historical Park.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Ministry of Tourism and Culture was responsible for the development of policies and programs, and the operation of programs, related to tourism, arts, cultural industries, heritage sectors and public libraries in Ontario and, through the Ontatio Seniors' Secretariat, also lead and supported policy and public education initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life of Ontario seniors.

      In 2011, the Ministry took over the funtions relating to the promotion of sports and recreation from the Ministry of Health Promotion.

      Address

      Order-in-Council 487/2010

      Revised Order-in-Council 1307/2011

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario Place (1972-)

      Identifier of related entity

      BA19

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario Place is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture

      Dates of relationship

      2010-2011

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture. Legal Services Branch (1975-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA677

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture. Legal Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture

      Dates of relationship

      2010-2011

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Programs and Services Branch (2007-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2358

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Programs and Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture

      Dates of relationship

      2010-2011

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund (1999-)

      Identifier of related entity

      BA524

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture

      Dates of relationship

      2010-2011

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ministry of Tourism. Tourism Operations Division (2006-2016)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2416

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ministry of Tourism. Tourism Operations Division is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture

      Dates of relationship

      2010-2011

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture. Agencies Branch. (2010-2011)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2451

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture. Agencies Branch. is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture

      Dates of relationship

      2010-2011

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture (2002-2010)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA124

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Tourism (2005-2010) (2005-2010)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA142

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Tourism (2005-2010) is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (2011-2019)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA154

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Culture

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      AA153

      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

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directories - 2011

          Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport website: "Legislation" http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/about/rbp_2011_12_leg.shtml (accessed May 16, 2018).

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Salvatore