▁the ▁Li qu or ▁Control ▁Board ▁of ▁Ontario ▁and ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Lot tery ▁and ▁G aming ▁Corporation , ▁though ▁this ▁responsibility ▁has ▁been ▁shift ed ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Government ▁Services . ▁ ▁History ▁Res p ons ib ilities ▁for ▁economic ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁Ontario ▁government ▁shift ed ▁over ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁province ' s ▁economy ▁evol ved . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁conf eder ation , ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Canada ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁collect ing ▁facts ▁and ▁statistics ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁agricult ural , ▁mechanical ▁and ▁manufact uring ▁interests . ▁▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁the ▁Act ▁for ▁the ▁Enc ou rag ement ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁H ort icult ure , ▁Arts , ▁and ▁Man ufact ures ▁received ▁royal ▁ass ent , ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Public ▁Works . ▁" Ar ts ", ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁practical ▁application ▁of ▁an ▁industrial , ▁manufact uring , ▁or ▁scientific ▁purs uit , ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁meaning . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁the ▁department ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Arts . ▁The ▁industrial , ▁or ▁" arts ", ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁through ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Arts ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁and ▁ ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Indust ries ▁from ▁ 1 8