Ontario. Allied Health Disciplines Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Allied Health Disciplines Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Allied Health Disciplines Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Ministry of Health. Allied Programs Branch

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    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1971-1976

    History

    The Allied Health Disciplines Branch was established on April 1, 1973 as part of a major restructuring of the Ministry of Health. It was situated in the Personal Care Standards Division.

    The Branch was known briefly as the Allied Programs Branch before being disbanded in 1976. Most of its functions were assumed by the newly established Consulting Services Branch.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Allied Health Disciplines Branch established guidelines for professionals in the fields of physical and social rehabilitation, such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, speech therapy and pathology, social work, and chiropractic. The Branch also advised hospitals and health agencies in Ontario on matters relating to these fields.

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    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Health (1972-1999)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA42

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Health controls Ontario. Allied Health Disciplines Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1971-1976

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Health. Consulting Services Branch (1976-1978)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1511

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Health. Consulting Services Branch is the successor of Ontario. Allied Health Disciplines Branch

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    Description of relationship

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    Authority record identifier

    CA1384

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

    RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

    Status

    Approved

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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        Sources

        Ministry of Health Annual Reports, 1973-1976; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1971-1973.

        Government of Ontario KWIC Index, 1975

        Maintenance notes

        Not found in Canadiana


        Archivist(s):
        Stapleton/Solovitch