Ontario. Ministry of Transportation. Compliance Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Transportation. Compliance Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Compliance Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1982-1998

      History

      The Compliance Branch was established within the Transportation and Regulation Division of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in 1982. It consisted of several offices, including the Carrier Licensing and Information Office, the Office of Special Investigations, the Weights and Dimensions Office, the Operational Policy and Standards Office, the Vehicle Standards Office, and the Dangerous Goods Transportation Project. The names and functions of these offices varied over time.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Compliance Branch was responsible for supervising all offices within the Ontario Ministry of Transportation responsible for the administration and compliance of regulations and licensing in accordance with a variety of transportation related Acts.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Transportation and Communications (1972-1987)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA34

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Transportation and Communications controls Ontario. Ministry of Transportation. Compliance Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1982-1987

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Transportation (1987-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA61

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Transportation controls Ontario. Ministry of Transportation. Compliance Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1987-1998

      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1391

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1982-1995. Kwik Index, 1998

          KWIK Index to Services of the Ontario Government, 1982-1995.

          Not found in Canadiana Authorities.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Lisa Singer