Ontario. Crop Insurance and Stabilization Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Crop Insurance and Stabilization Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Crop Insurance and Stabilization Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1982-1997

      History

      The Crop Insurance and Stabilization Branch was created as a result of merging crop insurance and stabilization functions. From 1982 to 1986, the Crop Insurance and Stabilization Branch was administered by the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) responsible for the Finance and Policy Division. In 1986 the branch became part of Foodland Preservation and Finance Programs under the ADM--Finance and Policy Division. From ca. 1990 to ca. 1993, the branch was part of the Crop Insurance and Stablization Division under the Minister's office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

      From 1994-95 to 1997, the Crop Insurance and Stabilization Branch was administered by the Deputy Minister responsible for the Policy and Farm Finance Division within the Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs. By 1998, the branch no longer existed.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Crop Insurance and Stabilization Branch was responsible for providing farmers with protection against weather disasters to their crops and for income protection during times of low prices. The branch was specifically responsible for administering the Crop Insurance Commission of Ontario until 1995. As well, it was responsible for stabilization functions through most of its existence, particularly through the Farm Income Stabilization Commission from ca. 1990 to 1992.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food (1972-1994)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA68

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food controls Ontario. Crop Insurance and Stabilization Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1982-1994

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (1994-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA69

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs controls Ontario. Crop Insurance and Stabilization Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1994-1997

      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA2007

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

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

      Status

      For Review

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directories

          KWIC Index to Services

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Hopp