Ontario. Transportation Regulation Development Branch

• Transportation Regulation Development Branch

The Transportation Regulation Development Branch was created in 1981, replacing the Program Development Branch. Throughout its existence, the Transportation Regulation Development Branch reported directly to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Regulation.

At the time of its establishment, the branch consisted of the following offices: the Planning and Development Office (renamed the Planning and Evaluation Office in 1983, and closed by 1985); the Vehicle Standards Office (moved to the Compliance Branch in 1984); the Safety Co- ordination and Development Office; the Transportation Safety Office (closed in 1984); the Bus Transportation Office; and the Truck Transportation Office. The branch also consisted of following four offices: Vehicle Licensing, Vehicle Licensing Operations, Issues Regulation and Development, and Vehicle Control. These four offices, however, were transferred to the Licensing Control Branch in 1982. In 1988, the Bus Transportation Office and the Truck Transportation were combined to form the Motor Carrier Policy Office.

In 1992, the Transportation Regulation Development Branch ceased to exist. At this time, the Motor Carrier Policy Office was moved to the Freight Transportation Policy Branch, and the Safety Co-ordinator and Development Office was moved to the Safety Planning and Policy Branch and renamed the Road User Safety Office.

The Transportation Regulation Development Branch promoted the safe and efficient highway transportation of people and goods within Ontario by: determining program needs of private and commercial drivers and vehicles; providing information on government policies concerning the highway carrier industries; preparing drafts on proposed legislation and regulation; developing policy intiatives designed to influence the qualification, behaviour and attitudes of drivers; conducting highway safety research; disseminating highway safety information; and publishing the Ontario Road Safety Annual Report.

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

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Ministry of Transportation/Transportation and Communications Annual Reports 1980-1987; KWIC Index to Government Services, 1985- 1988; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1989- 1992.

Archivist(s):
Lisa Singer, Mark Epp