Identity area
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Office of the Provincial Economist
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Treasury Dept. Office of the Provincial Economist
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Description area
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History
The Office of the Provincial Economist was created in April 1954 within the Ontario Treasury Department. George E. Gathercole was appointed the first Provincial Economist.
On March 28, 1956, the Office of the Provincial Economist was replaced with the newly created Department of Economics. George E. Gathercole became the Deputy Minister of the new department.
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The Office of the Provincial Economist gave advice to the Treasurer of Ontario on economic policy, fiscal policy and taxation matters related to the Ontario economy, the provincial budget and Dominion-Provincial fiscal relations.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Public Accounts, 1954- 1963; Ont. Gov't. Phone Directories, 1951-1963
Canadiana authorities.
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Coram