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Accession 1993-255/001, and 1995-018/001 · Series · 1984-1990
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of case and subject files that originated in various departmental offices. Series includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, financial statements, proposals, submissions, copies of speeches, agendas and minutes of departmental meetings, Canada Works applications, copies of acts, lists of projects under negotiation, circulars, and newspaper and journal clippings.

Accession 1993-168/002-008 · Series · 1977-1987
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of case and subject files, some relating to policy development and strategic planning. Series includes files relating to Halterm Limited, Industrial Estates Limited, Nova Scotia Resources Limited, Offshore Coordinating Committee, Nova Scotia Resources Development Board, Venture Corporations Board, and Voluntary Planning Board. The Minister of Development had statutory responsibility for all these agencies, except Halterm Limited and Nova Scotia Resources Limited.

Accession 1992-164/001, and 1993-273/001-004 · Series · 1960-1989
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of case and subject files of the Economic Analysis Branch. Some of the case files originated with Investment Canada (ICAN).

Mount Saint Vincent University. Committee on Teaching and Learning. (Halifax, N.S.)
Accession 1993-168/001, 002 · Series · 1973-1990
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of case and subject files maintained by the minister or deputy minister. The departmental office of primary responsibility is unclear. Series includes Investment Canada (ICAN) files.

Series · 1981-1983
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of correspondence, reports, and other records relating to the study groups of the Halifax-Dartmouth Regional Development Plan Review of 1975. The review was divided into different subject areas, such as industrial development and energy, with a study group appointed for each topic.

Accession 1992-171/001, 1993-145/001, 1993-168/001, and 1994-364/001 · Series · 1976-1984
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of case files of the Industrial Benefits Office. Series is arranged chronologically and alphabetically by title within each year.

Mount Saint Vincent University. Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. (Halifax, N.S.)
Series · 1957-1982
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of records that document the relationship between IEL and the department. Series includes copies of annual reports, agendas and minutes of board meetings, financial statements, budget records, and correspondence. Series also includes are a number of subject files created by the department from documents forwarded by IEL. IEL was created in 1957 as a crown corporation. Its purpose was to encourage secondary industry to locate in Nova Scotia by assuming many of the start-up costs such as land, buildings, and equipment, and then leasing these facilities back to a third party. Following the mine disasters in Springhill, N.S., IEL created a subsidiary, Springhill Development Corporation, to deal specifically with industries for that community. In 1981 the Small Business Loans Division of IEL was absorbed by the Nova Scotia Department of Development and in 1982 that department took over the promotional functions of IEL, leaving it as a financing body and the operator of provincially-owned industrial parks. The minister and deputy minister have, by custom, always been members of the board.

Series · 1960-1981
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of copies of records forwarded to Industrial Estates Limited (IEL) board members on various projects. Series includes business proposals, reports analysing proposals, financial reports, and newspaper clippings. From time to time, departmental filing placed non-IEL business promotion records in these files; thus, not all records in this series represent IEL clients or contacts. IEL was created in 1957 as a crown corporation. Its purpose was to encourage secondary industry to locate in Nova Scotia by assuming many of the start-up costs such as land, buildings, and equipment, and then leasing these facilities back to a third party. Following the mine disasters in Springhill, N.S., IEL created a subsidiary, Springhill Development Corporation, to deal specifically with industries for that community. In 1981 the Small Business Loans Division of IEL was absorbed by the Nova Scotia Department of Development and in 1982 that department took over the promotional functions of IEL, leaving it as a financing body and the operator of provincially-owned industrial parks. The minister and deputy minister have, by custom, always been members of the board.

Series · 1969-1971
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of one binder of minutes of Loan Board meetings (no. 268-297). The minutes appear to be copies forwarded by the Minister of Trade and Industry.

Nova Scotia. Industrial Loan Board
Series · 1980-1986
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of records that document the department's relationship with Investment Canada (ICAN). Series includes correspondence from the agency, memoranda, financial statements, copies of Orders in Council relating to agency decisions, applications for development, reports, accounts, proposals, annual reports, information booklets, and newspaper clippings. The Foreign Investment Review Agency (FIRA) was established in 1974. On 30 June 1985 the federal Investment Canada Act was passed, replacing the Foreign Investment Review Act and changing the agency's name to Investment Canada. The agency has a threefold mandate: to promote investment in Canada by Canadians and non-Canadians; to research, analyse, and provide policy advice on investment to ensure Canada's investment climate; and to review major foreign investments to determine if they are likely to be of net benefit for Canada.

Job creation correspondence
Series · 1978-1979
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of the minister's copies of project acceptance letters. Series also includes memoranda about job creation programs and objectives. The department operated a variety of employment projects through the Job Creation Division, usually by granting money for salaries for specific projects. In most cases the department administered the money directly.

Series · 1957-1974
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of minister's copies of minute books of Industrial Estates Limited (IEL) shareholders' meetings, special committees of the board meetings, Executive Committee meetings, Springhill Development Corporation meetings, and board meetings. Most minute books follow a reverse chronological order. IEL was created in 1957 as a crown corporation. Its purpose was to encourage secondary industry to locate in Nova Scotia by assuming many of the start-up costs such as land, buildings, and equipment, and then leasing these facilities back to a third party. Following the mine disasters in Springhill, N.S., IEL created a subsidiary, Springhill Development Corporation, to deal specifically with industries for that community. In 1981 the Small Business Loans Division of IEL was absorbed by the Nova Scotia Department of Development and in 1982 that department took over the promotional functions of IEL, leaving it as a financing body and the operator of provincially-owned industrial parks. The minister and deputy minister have, by custom, always been members of the board.

Series · 1967-1981
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of correspondence of various ministers of the department. Series also includes memoranda, reports, proposals, agendas and minutes of meetings, articles, brochures, information booklets, and newspaper clippings. Ministers represented include: W.S.K. Jones (1964-1968), Thomas J. McKeough (1968-1969), Gerald Ritcey (1969-1970), Ralph Fiske (1970-1973), George Mitchell (1973-1976), Sandy Cameron (1976-1978), and Roland Thornhill (1978-1987).

Series · 1981
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of copies of Nova Scotia Resources Limited (NSRL) board minutes, correspondence, and material relating to various NSRL projects. Records appear to originate from the deputy minister's office. NSRL was established in 1981 by the Government of Nova Scotia to invest in and manage the province's participation in petroleum, energy, and mineral development. One such venture was a synthetic fuel project aimed at using the dormant Gulf Canada refinery in conjunction with a coal to oil conversion method.

Series · 1975-1986
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of binders of copies of subsidiary agreements, amendments, and schedules to agreements that contain additional background information. Series also includes goals and objectives of agreements, minutes of committees managing the agreements or coordinating projects, project authorization briefs that outline each project in detail, and copies of recommendations to Cabinet concerning Order in Council approvals. In 1975 the federal government, through the federal Department of Regional Economic Expansion (DREE), entered into a General Development Agreement (GDA) with Nova Scotia. The GDA provided sums of federal money for various development projects. A number of subsidiary agreements set out how the money was to be spent through specified projects in various economic sectors. The department acted as the agent of the Nova Scotia Government in negotiating each subsidiary agreement and served as the managing department for many of them.

Series · 1972-1991
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of records related to the operation of the Sydney Steel Corporation (SYSCO) held in the custody of the department. Series also includes departmental records relating to SYSCO, such as correspondence, briefs, reports, engineering and feasibility studies by outside consulting firms, Modernization Program records, tendering records, business plans, minutes of management committee meetings, consolidated financial statements, confidential briefing material, contracts and agreements, training and procedures manuals, slide transparencies, and architectural and technical drawings.

Sydney Steel Corporation
Series · 1972-1984
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of minutes of the Rural Industries Committee, letters to successful applicants that outline the purposes of grants, selected Special Assistance files that have significant information about the project in question, correspondence with Development Commissions, selected files from management training programs, and records from the Black Business Opportunity Program. Series also includes files relating to the operation of the Agent General's Office including audit reports from the Auditor General. The Finance and Administration Division of the department administered a number of programs to assist business and industry in the province.

Series · 1944-1959
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of files relating to various projects promoted by the department. Series includes correspondence, engineering reports, construction documents such as plans, and other related material. Projects included a fish plant at Louisbourg, N.S., Pictou Cutlery, steel pipe manufacturing, scythe manufacturing, a car ferry to Yarmouth, N.S., a soda ash industry, and Mercury Fisheries Limited. Series is arranged numerically by project number assigned by the department.

Series · 1962-1974
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of minutes of Voluntary Planning Board meetings. Series also includes progress and annual reports, recommendations, briefs, draft submissions, plans, studies, assessments, and economic reviews.

Nova Scotia Voluntary Planning Board
Series · 1980-1982
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds

Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of copies of Waterfront Development Corporation (WDC) board documents, project proposals, and other materials sent to the minister. Series also includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other materials added by the minister's office. Series is arranged chronologically. The WDC was formed in 1976 as part of a subsidiary agreement arranged by the Nova Scotia Department of Regional Economic Expansion between the federal and provincial governments. The WDC succeeded an earlier Intergovernmental Waterfront Committee and was a provincial crown corporation with the objective of redeveloping and revitalizing the Halifax, N.S. and Dartmouth, N.S. waterfronts. Although not a board member, the minister appears to have played an active role in its proceedings.