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Corporate Policy Branch
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Strategic Policy Secretariat
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The Strategic Policy Secretariat was created on January 1, 1976 to centralize all high level policy and planning related activities for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications. For most of its existence, the Strategic Policy Secretariat reported directly to the Deputy Minister's Office (1976-1989). In 1990 it was moved to the Public Safety Education and Information Division and in the following year was shifted to the Policy Division. In 1993, it was moved again to the Policy and Planning Division and its title changed to the Corporate Policy Branch.
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The Strategic Policy Secretariat performed three functions for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. As a central policy body, the secretariat supported the Minister, Deputy Minister, and the Strategic Policy Committee in the development of long range strategic planning for the ministry and created annual implementation plans. The secretariat also served as the liaison between agencies and committees of the ministry, other ministries, other levels of government, industries affected by activities of the ministry, and users of the services provided by the ministry. Lastly, the Strategic Policy Secretariat studied developments in the external climate and assessed how these might impact upon the development and implementation of policy.
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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
KWIC Index to Services, 1989- 1993; Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1989- 1992, Ministry of Transportation/Transportation and Communications Annual Reports, 1974-1989.
Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12- 24
Maintenance notes
Canadiana notes this as beginning in 1975. This seems incorrect.
Archivist(s):
Lisa Singer, Mark Epp