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Urban Economic Development Branch
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Ontario. Office for Urban Economic Development
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The Urban Economic Development Branch was established in 2000 as the Office for Urban Economic Development. In 2001, the office was promoted to the branch level as the Urban Economic Development Branch. The branch was discontinued in 2005.
The Office for Urban Economic Development reported to the Innovation and Business Development Branch (2000-2001). The Urban Economic Development Branch reported to the Employment and Business Development Division (2001-2003), and the Competitiveness and Business Development Division (2003-2005).
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The Urban Economic Development Branch was responsible for working to strengthen regional economies in Ontario's large urban centres.
The branch partnered with community and business leaders on regional economic development strategies; undertook economic development projects; and worked to remove barriers to economic development by: addressing infrastructure gaps; promoting and assisting economic development organizations; providing advice on urban and regional economic development and competitiveness issues; and facilitating stakeholder relationships with the broader economic development community.
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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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KWIC Indexes 1999-2006
Intergovernmental Committee for Economic and Labour Force Development (Conference: Apr. 27, 2004) "Urban Development Agreements: Lessons from the West". Speaker biography for Ian Bromley, Director, Urban Economic Development Branch
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Archivist(s):
Birrell