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Office of the Deputy Minister
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The Office of the Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications was created in 1972 when the ministry was formed. It assumed the functions of the Office of Deputy Minister in the Department of Transportation and Communications. Between 1972 and 1988 there were four Deputy Ministers of Transportation and Communications: A.T.C. McNab (1972-1973); Harold Gilbert (1973-1984); John Barr (1984- 1985); David G. Hobbs (1985- 1988). The functions of this agency were assumed by the Office of the Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Transportation.
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The Deputy Minister was the senior administrative official in the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications and acted as liaison between the Minister and the heads of the Divisions. The Deputy Minister was also responsible for providing the Minister with information and advice on policy and legislation.
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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
Annual Reports of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, 1972-1987.
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Archivist(s):
Lisa Singer, Mark Epp