Identity area
Type of entity
Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Department of Public Welfare
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1930-1967
History
The Ontario Department of Public Welfare was originally established by Order-in-Council on September 17, 1930 on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Public Welfare. Formal legislation regarding the new Department was passed in 1931.
A number of existing branches and commissions within the Government of Ontario were at that time transferred to the new Department. These included the Mother's Allowances Commission, the Old Age Pensions Commission, the Soldier's Aid Commission, the Children's Aid Branch, Industrial Schools, Ontario Training Schools, Houses of Refuge, and Orphanages.
Other branches established within or transferred to the Department during its existence include the Unemployment Relief Branch, established in 1934; the Disabled Persons Allowances Branch, established in 1952; and the Rehabilitation Services Branch, created in 1961.
The Department of Public Welfare was replaced with the Department of Social and Family Services in 1967.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Department of Public Welfare was responsible for a variety of programs and services that provided social assistance to individuals and families in Ontario. These services included mothers' allowances, old age pensions, soldiers' aid and veterans' welfare, child welfare, and houses of refuge and orphanages.
Address
Order-in-Council (September 17, 1930), OC 183/202
Department of Welfare Act, Statutes of Ontario 1931, Chap. 5
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Child Welfare Branch (1951-1979)
Identifier of related entity
CA790
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Child Welfare Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1951-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Welfare Allowances Branch (1957-1967)
Identifier of related entity
CA542
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Welfare Allowances Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1957-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Unemployment Relief Branch (1933-1958)
Identifier of related entity
CA989
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Unemployment Relief Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1933-1958
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Rehabilitation Branch (1961-1979)
Identifier of related entity
CA984
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Rehabilitation Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1961-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Old Age Assistance and Blind Persons' Allowances Branch (1952-1957)
Identifier of related entity
CA541
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Old Age Assistance and Blind Persons' Allowances Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1952-1957
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Office on Aging Branch (1966-1968)
Identifier of related entity
CA977
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Office on Aging Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1966-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare. Office of the Minister (1930-1967)
Identifier of related entity
CA976
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare. Office of the Minister is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1930-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare. Office of the Deputy Minister (1930-1967)
Identifier of related entity
CA972
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare. Office of the Deputy Minister is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1930-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Mothers' Allowances Branch (1952-1958)
Identifier of related entity
CA969
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Mothers' Allowances Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1952-1958
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Legal Services Branch (1965-)
Identifier of related entity
CA966
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Legal Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1965-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Indian Development Branch (1966-1970)
Identifier of related entity
CA535
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Indian Development Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1966-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Homes for the Aged Branch (1945-1968)
Identifier of related entity
CA961
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Homes for the Aged Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1945-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. General Welfare Assistance Branch (1959-1967)
Identifier of related entity
CA960
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. General Welfare Assistance Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1959-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Finance and Administration Division (1963-1992)
Identifier of related entity
CA959
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Finance and Administration Division is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1963-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Day Nurseries Branch (1942-1979)
Identifier of related entity
CA957
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Day Nurseries Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1951-1967
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Children's Aid Branch (1930-1951)
Identifier of related entity
CA751
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Children's Aid Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1930-1951
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Child Welfare Division (1944-1951)
Identifier of related entity
CA791
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Child Welfare Division is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1944-1951
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Training Schools Advisory Board (1931-1986)
Identifier of related entity
BA442
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Training Schools Advisory Board is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
1931-1937
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Social and Family Services (1967-1972)
Identifier of related entity
AA41
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Social and Family Services is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
AA39
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
MacTaggart, Hazel I. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955 (1964)
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Anger, update J. Solovitch