British Columbia. Ministry of Transportation and Highways

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Type of entity

Government

Authorized form of name

British Columbia. Ministry of Transportation and Highways

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Other form(s) of name

  • Ministry of Transportation and Highways

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Description area

Dates of existence

1979-2001

History

In 1978, the Ministry of Highways and Public Works was renamed the Ministry of Transportation, Communication and Highways (OIC 3018/78) when it acquired the transportation, commercial transport, and communications functions from the Ministry of Energy, Transport and Communications (1976-1978). The name was changed again in 1979 to the Ministry of Transportation and Highways (OIC 2957/79) when the communications function was transferred to the new Ministry of Universities, Science and Communications.

In 2001, the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Transportation (OIC 565/01), retaining the functions of railways, transit, commercial transport, ferries, highways, motor carriers, and motor vehicles.

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Relationships area

Related entity

British Columbia. Ministry of Transportation (2001-2008)

Identifier of related entity

23

Category of relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

British Columbia. Ministry of Transportation

is the successor of

British Columbia. Ministry of Transportation and Highways

Dates of relationship

Description of relationship

Related entity

British Columbia. Ministry of Transportation, Communication and Highways (1978-1979)

Identifier of related entity

21

Category of relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

British Columbia. Ministry of Transportation, Communication and Highways

is the predecessor of

British Columbia. Ministry of Transportation and Highways

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Description of relationship

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Authority record identifier

22

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Michael Carter 2008-07-28
Revised: RMCRORY 2021-03-08

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