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Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Research and Development
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The Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Research and Development was established in 1974 within the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications. The office consisted of the Operations Division, which had formerly been a part of the Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Engineering, along with the Research and Development Division, which had been a part of the Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Planning, Research and Development. Additionally, the office consisted of an Engineering Claims Office and an Estimating Office. The Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Research and Development was H.W. Adcock.
In 1975, the Office was divided between the Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, and the Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Planning, Research and Design.
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The Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Research and Development directed the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications highways and municipal roads construction and maintenance program. The office also had responsibility over the ministry's research and development activities, including: research into improved pavement, structures, and materials used in transportation; research into areas of human-vehicle safety; and research into transit systems technology.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Government of Ontario Telephone Directories.
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Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Archivist(s):
Lisa Singer, Mark Epp