Ontario. Policy and Technology Division

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Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Policy and Technology Division

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    • Policy and Technology Division

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Policy and Technology Division

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    Dates of existence

    1986-1989

    History

    The Policy and Technology Division was created within the Ontario Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology in April, 1986, replacing the former Innovation and Technology Division.

    The division was responsible for coordinating the activities of the Ontario technology centres, that is, the Ontario Centre for Microelectronics, the Ontario Centre for Advanced Manufacturing - CAD/CAM, the Ontario Centre for Advanced Manufacturing - Robotics, the Ontario Centre for Automotive Parts Technology, the Ontario Centre for Resource Machinery, and the Ontario Centre for Farm Machinery and Food Processing Technology. It was also responsible for administering the IDEA Corporation.

    In addition, the new division contained the Technology Policy Branch, the Industry and Trade Policy Branch and the Planning and Priorities Secretariat.

    In 1989, the division was replaced by the Policy and Development Division.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Policy and Technology Division strengthened the Government of Ontario's role in the promotion of research and development, and created policy relating to industrial technology. It was also responsible for administering the Ontario technology centres and improving their efficiency through a study.

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    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology (1985-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA25

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology controls Ontario. Policy and Technology Division

    Dates of relationship

    1986-1989

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Policy and Development Division (1989-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA888

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Policy and Development Division is the successor of Ontario. Policy and Technology Division

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    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Innovation and Technology Division (1985-1986)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA900

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Innovation and Technology Division is the predecessor of Ontario. Policy and Technology Division

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    Description of relationship

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    Authority record identifier

    CA890

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    Rules and/or conventions used

    RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

    Status

    For Review

    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)

        Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

        Maintenance notes

        Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24, this office is indicated as being created in April, 1986. This varies from what we have indicated because the "Innovation and Technology Division" is being treated as a non-preferred form of name.

        Archivist(s):
        Robert Anger, C. Hopp