Ontario. Office of International Relations and Protocol

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Office of International Relations and Protocol

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of International Relations and Protocol

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1993-

      History

      The Office of International Relations and Protocol was formed within the Trade and Investment Marketing Division of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade in 1993 when the ministry was created. It assumed the duties of the former Office of Protocol and the International Relations Branch from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology.

      In the 1995-96 restructuring of the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism, the office was assigned to the Marketing and Trade Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Office of International Relations and Protocol is responsible for advising the government about international events that could affect Ontario's interests. The office coordinates emergency relief and develops policy on emerging industrial states. It also coordinates foreign missions by the Premier and ministers of the Ontario government, and assists with delegations and visits.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (1993-1995) (1993-1995)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA30

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (1993-1995) controls Ontario. Office of International Relations and Protocol

      Dates of relationship

      1993-1995

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism (1995-1999)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA8

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism controls Ontario. Office of International Relations and Protocol

      Dates of relationship

      1995-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Office of Protocol (1979-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA880

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Office of Protocol is the predecessor of Ontario. Office of International Relations and Protocol

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. International Relations Branch (1982-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA853

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. International Relations Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Office of International Relations and Protocol

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA879

      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