Ontario. Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Drivers and Vehicles

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Drivers and Vehicles

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Drivers and Vehicles

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1973-1980

      History

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Drivers and Vehicles was responsible for the regulation and licensing of vehicles and drivers in Ontario. The office also administered safety standards and the promotion of highway safety. ADM The Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Drivers and Vehicles was established in 1973, replacing the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. The position of Assistant Deputy Minister was held by R.H. Humphries.

      At the time of its establishment, the Office consisted of three sections: the Safety Office, the Drivers Branch, and the Vehicles Branch. By the end of 1973, however, these sections had been re- organized into two divisions: the Licensing and Control Division and the Regional Operations Division.

      In 1980, the Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Drivers and Vehicles was replaced with the Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Safety and Regulations.

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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. Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Drivers and Vehicles

      Dates of relationship

      1973-1980

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Registrar of Motor Vehicles (1958-1973)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1129

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Registrar of Motor Vehicles is the predecessor of Ontario. Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Drivers and Vehicles

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      Description of relationship

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      Authority record identifier

      CA1070

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      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

          Department of Highways Annual Reports, 1961-1971; Department/Ministry of Transportation and Communications, 1971-1974; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1971-1974.

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Archivist(s):
          Lisa Singer, Mark Epp