Identity area
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Entertainment Standards Branch
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The Entertainment Standards Branch was established in 1986 within the Business Practices Division of the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations to administer the Ontario Film Review Board, the office of the Athletics Commissioner and the Lotteries Section. It was managed by a Branch Director.
In 1994, after the passing of the Gaming Control Act, responsibility for Lotteries moved to the Gaming Control Commission. Late in 1994, the Branch ceased to exist when it was absorbed into the new Agency Relations Branch.
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The Entertainment Standards Branch regulated motion picture theatres, combative sports, and the licensing of charitable gaming as governed by the criminal code. The branch investigated and enforced standards and legislation related to these areas. The Branch also provided administrative support to the Ontario Film Review Board.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories; KWIC index to Government Services.
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana Authorities 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
John Dirks