▁civil ▁defence / emer gency ▁management . ▁▁ ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁department ▁was ▁briefly ▁renamed ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Development . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁department ▁took ▁over ▁certain ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Federal ▁and ▁Provin cial ▁Rel ations ▁( pre de cess or ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Fin ance ) ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Development . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁department ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁Development . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁department ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Tour ism ▁and ▁Information ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁Tour ism . ▁▁ ▁A ▁stand alone ▁economic ▁port folio ▁was ▁re created ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁named ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁Trade . ▁The ▁min istry ▁subsequently ▁went ▁through ▁frequent ▁name ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁dec ades , ▁reflect ing ▁sh ifting ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁prior ities ▁of ▁the ▁govern ments ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁For ▁example ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Indust ry , ▁Trade ▁and ▁Technology ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁growing ▁importance ▁of ▁technology ▁in ▁Ontario ' s ▁economy . ▁▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁department ▁was ▁mostly ▁named ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁and ▁Trade ▁or ▁some ▁similar ▁variations , ▁except ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and