Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Tourism Development Branch
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Development Branch
Ontario. Tourist Industry Development Branch
Ontario. Planning and Development Branch
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Tourism Development Branch (originally named the Development Branch) was established in 1946 as one of four branches within the newly created Ontario Department of Travel and Publicity.
When this Department was replaced by the Department of Tourism and Information in 1964, the Development Branch was renamed the Tourist Industry Development Branch. In 1970, the branch was renamed the Planning and Development Branch. In 1972, however, the branch became part of the Ministry of Industry and Tourism and was renamed the Tourist Industry Development Branch once again. The name of the branch was changed to the Tourism Development Branch in 1976.
The branch was transferred to the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation in 1982, where it continued to exist until 1990. In 1990, the Tourism Development Branch was replaced with the Tourism Policy Branch.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Tourism Development Branch provided assistance to tourist facilities, operators and investors. Activities included the provision of technical and business counselling, as well as information on financial assistance. In addition, the Branch carried out research to identify potential investment opportunities for the private sector.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Annual Reports of the Department of Travel and Publicity, 1946-1962
Annual Reports of the Department of Tourism and Information, 1964-1971
KWIC Indexes, 1975-1991
Maintenance notes
Agency not in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1995-03-15
Archivist(s):
R. Anger