Identity area
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Office of the Deputy Minister
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Description area
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History
The Office of the Deputy Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, was created in 2001 when the Ministry was formed from the former Ministry of Tourism and the culture and recreation streams of the former Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation.
There were two Deputy Ministers in the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation: W.R. (Bill) Allen (2001) and Donald A. Obonsawin (2001-2002).
In April of 2002, the Office of the Deputy Minister ceased to exist when the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation was replaced by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Deputy Minister was the senior administrative official in the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, and acted as liaison between the Minister and agencies within the ministry. The Deputy Minister was also responsible for providing the Minister with information and advice on policy and legislation.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Government telephone directory 2001, 2002; Internet; list of deputy ministers found in TRIM (shared drive).
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Shimpo