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Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Engineering
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The Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Engineering for the Ontario Department of Highways was formed in 1961, assuming the functions previously performed by the Office of the Chief Engineer. The Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister reported directly to the Deputy Minister throughout its existence.
In 1974, the administration of operations and engineering functions was divided between two new offices - the Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Research and Development and the Assistant Deputy Minister of Planning and Design.
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The Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Engineering assisted the Deputy Minister of Highways (and later the Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications) in administering all matters relating to the engineering of transportation systems in Ontario. In addition to this, the Assistant Deputy Minister oversaw the administration of operations for the department and ministry.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Department of Highways Annual Reports, 1961-1971; Department/Ministry of Transportation and Communications, 1971-1974; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1971-1974.
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Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Archivist(s):
Lisa Singer, Mark Epp