Ontario. Consumer Protection Bureau

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Consumer Protection Bureau

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Consumer Protection Bureau

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1966-1976

      History

      The Consumer Protection Bureau came into existence the same time as the Department of Financial and Commercial Affairs, of which it formed a part. In 1972, it became part of the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, within the Business Practices Division.

      In 1976, the Consumer Protection Bureau was replaced by the Consumer Advisory Services Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Consumer Protection Bureau administered consumer credit legislation which required the registration of bonding of itinerant settlers, control of misleading advertising, and other consumer issues. It also educated the public in consumer credit and protection, promoted credit counselling services, and received and investigated complaints from consumers.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Financial and Commercial Affairs (1966-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA84

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Financial and Commercial Affairs controls Ontario. Consumer Protection Bureau

      Dates of relationship

      1966-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations (1972-2001)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA18

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations controls Ontario. Consumer Protection Bureau

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1976

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Consumer Advisory Services Branch (1976-1986)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1221

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Consumer Advisory Services Branch is the successor of Ontario. Consumer Protection Bureau

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1220

      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

          Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1972-1976.

          Report of the Department of Financial and Commercial Affairs, 1968.

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana Authorities.

          Archivist(s):
          Steve Billinton