Ontario. Assessment Policies and Priorities Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Assessment Policies and Priorities Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Assessment Policies and Priorities Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1980-1995

      History

      The Assessment Policies and Priorities Branch was created in 1980 within the Ministry of Revenue, replacing the former Assessment Standards Branch. In 1993, it moved to the newly created Ministry of Finance.

      In 1995, the Assessment Policies and Priorities Branch ceased to exist, and was replaced with the Budgeting Planning and Operational Analysis Unit, reporting to the Deputy Minister of the Property Assessment Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Assessment Policies and Priorities Branch was responsible for providing policy and research support to the Assistant Deputy Minister resonsible for property assessment in Ontario. The branch also liaised with other levels of government, provided financial and operational planning support, and provided tax-impact analyses for municipalities which have requested reassessment.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Revenue (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA89

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Revenue controls Ontario. Assessment Policies and Priorities Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1980-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Finance (1993-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA90

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Finance controls Ontario. Assessment Policies and Priorities Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1993-1995

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Assessment Standards Branch (1969-1980)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1622

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Assessment Standards Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Assessment Policies and Priorities Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1591

      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

      Language(s)

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          Sources

          Guide to the Holdings of the Archives of Ontario (1985), 0309

          Ont. Gov't. Phone Directories, 1967-1998

          Maintenance notes

          Not in Canadiana Name Authorities

          Archivist(s):
          R. Coram