Identity area
Type of entity
Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Dept. of Correctional Services. Inspection Branch
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Inspection Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1968-1972
History
The Inspection Branch was created when the Department of Correctional Insitutions replaced the former Department of Reform Institutions in 1968. It replaced the office of the Inspector.
In 1972, the Inspection Branch was replaced by the Inspections and Investigations Branch of the new Ministry of Correctional Services.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Inspection Branch was responsible for conducting inspections of correctional facilities in Ontario to ensure the safety, security and well-being of both staff and inmates.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Correctional Services (1968-1972)
Identifier of related entity
AA76
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Correctional Services controls Ontario. Dept. of Correctional Services. Inspection Branch
Dates of relationship
1968-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Inspections and Investigations Branch (1972-1986)
Identifier of related entity
CA1493
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Inspections and Investigations Branch is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Correctional Services. Inspection Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
CA1494
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.
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Bob Krawczyk