Ontario. Citizens' Inquiry Branch (1971-1978)

• Citizens' Inquiry Branch

The Citizens' Inquiry Branch originated as an inquiry unit within the Office of the Ontario Premier in 1971. In April 1972 it was moved to the Ministry of Government Services where it was named the Citizens' Inquiry Branch. It remained as part of this Ministry until April 1975, when it became part of the Ministry of Culture and Recreation.

The Branch consisted of an Information Section, a Special Inquiries Section and the Wintario Grants Information Office.

In 1978, the Citizens' Inquiry Branch was merged with the Communications Branch to form the Information Services Branch. With this change, a Citizens' Inquiry Bureau was established as part of the new Information Services Branch.

In mid-1979, the Information Services Branch was divided and a new Citizens' Inquiry Branch, which included the Citizens' Inquiry Bureau, was established.

The Citizens' Inquiry Branch was a referral service for information regarding all Ontario government ministries and agencies. It acted as a central inquiry office for community and private organizations, MPP's, and private citizens, and co- ordinated information and services for individuals or groups unable to do so for themselves. The Wintario Grants Information Office was part of the Citizens' Inquiry Branch and kept a central record of all applications and gathered statistics on the Wintario Grants Program. The Office also answered general questions about Wintario.

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

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24

Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1971-1998

Canadiana simply uses "Ontario. Citizens' Inquiry Branch." Date qualifiers, however, have been included in order to distinguish between two different Citizens' Inquiry Branches that have existed within the Ontario government.

Archivist(s):
G. Brown, R. Anger