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Policy Planning and Research Division
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The Policy Planning and Research Division was formed in 1980 within the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and resulted from a merger of some of the functions of the former Planning and Development Division, and the Research and Development Division.
The Policy Planning and Research Division consisted of four branches/offices: the Policy Planning Branch, the Research and Development Branch, the Transportation Outlooks Office and the Transportation Energy Management Office.
In 1982-1983 the Division was disbanded, and its branches were transferred to several different divisions. The Policy Planning Branch began reporting directly to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Provincial/Municipal Transportation; the Research and Development Branch became part of the Highway Engineering Division; and the Transportation Energy Management Office became part of a new Transportation Technology and Energy Branch.
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The Policy Planning and Research Division developed, maintained and supplied travel demand forecasting to support the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications' program planning activities. It also developed long-range perspectives on urban and inter-city movement of goods and people, and conducted engineering research and development into materials, pavements and structures and other technological improvements.
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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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Ministry of Transportation and Communications Annual Reports, 1980-1983
Canadiana name authorities, 1996- 12-24.
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Archivist(s):
Lisa Singer, Mark Epp