Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 M/M495-1647
Title
Ontario Transportation Map series
Date(s)
- December 1986 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 maps (28.0 x 43.0cm)
Context area
Name of creator
(1972 -)
Administrative history
In 1916, the Department of Public Highways of Ontario was formed and took on the responsibility of establishing provincial highways.
On April 1, 1937, the Department of Northern Development was created and merged with the Department of Highways of Ontario.
In 1971, the Department of Highways assumed the responsibility for Communications, which prompted it to be renamed as the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in 1972.
It later became the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario in 1987.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A series of Southern Ontario maps made by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.