Ontario. Community Services Division (1971-1975)

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Community Services Division (1971-1975)

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Community Services Division

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1971-1975

      History

      The Community Services Division was formed within the Department of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship in 1971. The Division was transferred to the new Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services in 1972, and absorbed other functions performed by the Department of Education, and the Department of Labour.

      The division reported to the Deputy Minister throughout its existence. In 1975, the division was disbanded and its functions were transferred to the new Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Community Services Division performed a diverse range of functions in the Ministry of Community and Social Services. The division offered language training and other practical assistance for ethnic groups and newcomers living in Ontario. In addition to running community services for native people, the division provided other communities with support, advice, and assistance in developing and operating projects aimed at enriching the leisure time of citizens and in promoting community leadership. Furthermore, the Community Services Division helped place secondary and post-secondary students in summer employment. Finally, the agency supported amateur sports programs through the provision of financial aid and supervised boxing and wrestling contests at both the amateur and professional level.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship (1961-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA32

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship controls Ontario. Community Services Division (1971-1975)

      Dates of relationship

      1971-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services (1972-2018)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA35

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services controls Ontario. Community Services Division (1971-1975)

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1975

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Citizenship and Multiculturalism Division (1975-1978)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA533

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Citizenship and Multiculturalism Division is the successor of Ontario. Community Services Division (1971-1975)

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA512

      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)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Ministry of Community and Social Services Annual Reports, 1972- 1976; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1971- 1975; Ministry of Culture and Recreation Annual Reports, 1975- 1976.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Bill Hughey/Charles Levi