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Trade and International Relations Division
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The Trade and International Relations Division was established within the Ontario Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology in 1991. It replaced Industry and Trade Expansion, which until the creation of the new Industry and Technology Divison in 1991, had been responsible for the Ministry's domestic offices.
The division consisted of the Trade and Investment Support Branch, which operated a variety of core programs to assist trade and investment. It also contained three branches which administered international offices: the Americas Branch, the Asia/Pacific Branch, and the Europe, Middle East and South Asia Branch; and three branches which coordinated the ministry's international role: the International Relations Branch, the International Planning Secretariat, and the Office of Protocol.
In 1993, when the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade was formed, the Trade and International Relations Division ceased to exist, and was replaced by the Trade and Investment Marketing Division. The main difference between the two divisions was that the ministry's international offices existed no longer.
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The Trade and International Relations Division was responsible for attracting investment and new technology to Ontario by providing information, guidance, advocacy and consulting services to foreign and domestic investors. It also provided financial assistance to encourage exports outside North America. It was responsible for the administration of the international offices of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology, and for coordination of all aspects of the ministry's international role.
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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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Archives of Ontario. Inventory 9 - Records of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (February 1997)
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Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
Robert Anger