Ontario. Municipal Economic Development Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Municipal Economic Development Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Municipal Economic Development Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1992-1993

      History

      The Municipal Economic Development Branch was created in 1992 within the Ontario Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. It formed part of the Technology Division of the ministry. It had no immediate predecessor, but assumed some of the functions of Small Business Ontario.

      It existed for approximately one year before being disbanded when the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade replaced the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Municipal Economic Development Branch was responsible for ensuring that the ministry's economic development programs are available effectively to municipalities in Ontario. The branch acted as an advocate for municipal economic development, and also acted as a resource for economic restructuring and strategic planning in Renfrew, Trenton and Niagara.

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      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology (1985-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA25

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology controls Ontario. Municipal Economic Development Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1992-1993

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA872

      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

          Archives of Ontario. Inventory 9 - Records of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (February 1997)

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Archivist(s):
          Robert Anger