Ontario. Employment Adjustment Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Employment Adjustment Branch

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    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Employment Adjustment Branch

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1987-1991

      History

      Originally created in 1980 as the Plant Closure Review and Employment Adjustment Branch, the name of the branch was simplified to the Employment Adjustment Branch in 1987, while performing the same functions. It formed part of the Division known as Labour Policy and Programs.

      In 1991 the Office of Labour Adjustment in the Employment Practices Branch took over this function.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Employment Adjustment Branch coordinated various ministries' programs to respond to particular plant closures by Ontario industry. The Branch provided information and expertise to employers and employees and any interested parties regarding the requirements of the Employment Standards Act concerning the termination of employment in Ontario.

      The Branch provided an assistance program to employees affected by large plant closures and/or layoffs. It also provided expertise on adjustment issues to governments, employers, unions voluntary organizations and professionals assisting displaced employees.

      The Branch particapted in the joint federal provincial Program for Older Worker Adjustment (POWA) which provided financial assistance to individuals aged 55 to 64 who lost jobs due to major layoffs. The Branch also participated in the Transitions program which focussed on retraining those over 45 who had been laid off or were on layoff notice, and it ran Help Centres to assist independent community-based organizaitons in providing employment, retraining or vocational counselling.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Labour (1972-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA43

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Labour controls Ontario. Employment Adjustment Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1987-1991

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Plant Closure Review and Employment Adjustment Branch (1980-1987)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1798

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Plant Closure Review and Employment Adjustment Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Employment Adjustment Branch

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      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1800

      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

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          Sources

          KWIC Index to Government Services, 1990-1991; RG 7 inventory

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          John Dirks