Identity area
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Citizenship Division
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Description area
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History
The Citizenship Division was established in 1959 in the Ontario Department of the Provincial Secretary. Although it was a new agency of the Ontario government, it acquired some of the functions of the Community Programs Division of the Ontario Department of Education, such as the responsibility of offering classes in citizenship and the English language for newcomers to the Province.
On January 27, 1961, the Department of the Provincial Secretary became known as the Department of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship. The Citizenship Division then became known as the Citizenship Branch within the new Department.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Citizenship Division of the Ontario Department of the Provincial Secretary was responsible for assisting the successful integration of new Canadians into the social and economic structure of Ontario. It coordinated programs for other Departments of the Government of Ontario, and offered a counselling and referral service.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24
Directory and Guide to Services of the Ontario Government, 1960.
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories.
Maintenance notes
Canadiana has a heading "Ontario. Citizenship Division". However, we have more than one Citizenship Division and so must be more specific in our heading.
Archivist(s):
Bob Krawczyk, Robert Anger