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Central registry files of international trade [textual record]
Hierarchical level:SeriesDate:1933-1997.Reference:R219-206-0-E, RG25-A-3-dType of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:211784Context of this record:Link to this record
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Record information – Details Series includes:62 lower level description(s)View lower level description(s)Date(s):1933-1997.Bilingual equivalent:Place of creation:CanadaExtent:336.78 m of textual records.Language of material:EnglishAdded language of material:English, FrenchScope and content:The series consists of operational records on international trade that deal with policies and market promotion, i.e. the definition, preparation and development of programs and policies as well as their implementation and carrying-out. Therefore, we find records dealing on international relations programs and operations as well as Canadian trade policies; projects focused on the promotion and export of products outside Canada and Canadian trade interests; trade links established abroad; and the market release of defence products, such as the CANDU system.
In this era of dynamic change within the international community, we find documents that inform us on the evolution of new government policies, including international issues such as threats to the environment, the dismantling of the Eastern Bloc and the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of traditional trade, the obstacles to the negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the use of economic pressures to force social and political changes by means of an economic boycott of some countries, the pursuit of Canadian political interests, like trade with politically unstable countries, or by way of eliminating the trade barriers with countries previously under embargo, or records related to the exchange of sensitive products.
All the documents of this series comprise operational records that were first created by the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce, and then transferred to the Department of External Affairs, as well as records that were created by the Department of External Affairs and preserved in the record-keeping system of the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce between 1982 and 1994. As a result of the 1982 transfer of the trade functions from the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce to the Department of External Affairs, two classification systems were used for that field of operations within the Department of External Affairs until 1994: one for the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce, and the other for the Department of External Affairs. It was not until May of 1994 that the cluster of both parallel systems brought all records subsequent to 1994 to be collected under the classification system of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, i.e. the Records Information Classification System. Therefore, this series covers records that were created before May of 1994.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:International Trade : Until 1982, international trade was under the responsibility of the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce. This Department had been created in 1892 as the Department of Trade and Commerce with the mandate to "develop and maintain everything connected with our (Canada's) trade and commerce, whether it be home or foreign trade" to then merge in 1969 under the Government Organization Act with the Department of Industry to become the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce. One of its responsibilities was to help Canadian companies sell outside Canada and analyze the international markets where Canadian products could be sold. However, on January 12, 1982, the International Trade Relations and the Trade Commissioner Service and International Marketing (excluding the Business Centre and the Canadian Regional Office) were transferred from the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce to the Department of External Affairs (Privy Council Order No. 11, January 12, 1982). The Secretary of State for External Affairs was then designated as the minister responsible for the various aspects related to the Export Development Act (Privy Council Order No. 12, dated January 12, 1982), and two ministers of State responsible for helping the Secretary of State were appointed: the first one for the international trade functions as well as export promotion, the second one for international relations (Privy Council Orders Nos. 17 and 18, January 12, 1982). The impact of those amendments was that the mandate and functions of the Department of External Affairs were changed to include the "responsibilities related to the policies and market promotion" of international trade (Department of External Affairs, 1982-1983 Annual Report, page vii). Under Part 1 of the Government Organization Act, which was completed on December 7, 1983, the international trade functions of the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce were transferred entirely to the Department of External Affairs (under Statute 29-30-31-32 Elizabeth II, c. 167), and the Secretary of State for External Affairs and the Minister for International Trade were appointed. According to law, could also be appointed a Minister for External Relations responsible for helping the Secretary of State for External Affairs in the exercise of powers and performance of duties and functions with regard to international relations.
In 1982, the programs of the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce were thus "absorbed" by the Department of External Affairs, and in order to incorporate them, a new directorate was created, i.e. the International Trade Development Branch; and after 1986 new programs are established. Other than these organizational changes, the Department of External Affairs became the Department of External Affairs and International Trade in 1989. In 1993, a government restructuring process triggered a departmental internal reorganization, which brought changes in program organization and management. The Department of External Affairs and International Trade became under the control of two ministers instead of three, i.e. the Minister of External Affairs (formerly the Secretary of State for External Affairs [R.S., 1985, c. E-22, s. 2; 1995, c. 5, s. 2]) and the Minister for International Trade (R.S., 1985, c. E-22, s. 3; 1995, c. 5, s. 3[F]). Furthermore, after the November election that same year, it became the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in order to highlight Canada's independence in the conduct of its foreign policy.Finding aid:Textual records (Electronic) The finding aids are file lists for central registry files containing file numbers, part number, title, outside dates and box numbers. 25-102 (99: Closed pending processing)Additional information:Accruals:Further accruals are expected.Source:GovernmentRelated control no.:2001/010
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