Ontario. Office of the Deputy Provincial Secretary

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Office of the Deputy Provincial Secretary

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Deputy Provincial Secretary

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary. Office of the Deputy Minister

    • Ontario. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship. Office of the Deputy Minister

    • Ontario. Office of the Assistant Provincial Secretary

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1867-1972

    History

    The Deputy Provincial Secretary was appointed in 1867 when the Ontario Department of the Provincial Secretary was created. The Deputy Provincial Secretary was known as the Assistant Provincial Secretary until 1927. After 1961, the position was sometimes known as the Deputy Minister of the Department of the Provincial Secretary, or as the Deputy Minister of Citizenship.

    The Office of the Deputy Provincial Secretary ceased to exist in 1972 when the Department of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship ceased to exist.

    The position of Assistant Provincial Secretary was held by the following individuals: Thomas C. Patterson (1867 -1972); I.R. Echart (1873 - 1881); G.E. Lumsden (1882 -1903); Thomas Mulvey (1904 -1909); S.A. Armstrong (1909 -1917); and F.V. Johns~1918 -1927).

    The position of Deputy Provincial Secretary was held by the following individuals: H.M. Robbins (1927 - 1931); C.F. Neelands (1932 -1946); A.S. Barnstead (1947 -1948); R.J. Cudney (1948 -1963); J.S. Yoerger (1963 -1969); and M. Warren (1970 - 1972)

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Deputy Provincial Secretary was the senior administrative official of the Ontario Department of the Provincial Secretary, and provided the Provincial Secretary with information and advice on policy and legislation as it related to the Department.

    Address

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    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary (1867-1961)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA27

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary controls Ontario. Office of the Deputy Provincial Secretary

    Dates of relationship

    1867-1961

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship (1961-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA32

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship controls Ontario. Office of the Deputy Provincial Secretary

    Dates of relationship

    1961-1972

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

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    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA570

    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

        Directory and Guide to the Services of the Ontario Government, 1960.

        Maintenance notes

        Agency not found in Canadiana name authorities, 1996-12-24

        Archivist(s):
        Bob Anger