Ontario. Family Services and Income Maintenance Division

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Family Services and Income Maintenance Division

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Family Services and Income Maintenance Division

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1986-1992

      History

      The Family Services and Income Maintenance Division was created in 1986, consolidating policy and program development functions relating to family benefits, general welfare assistance, and family support services. The division was headed by an Assistant Deputy Minister and reported to the Deputy Minister of the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services throughout its existence.

      In 1992 the division was discontinued and its functions were split between the Children, Family and Community Services Division and the Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Family Services and Income Maintenance Division administered functions relating to the following services in Ontario: family benefits, general welfare assistance, child care (e.g. day nurseries), and a variety of family/community supports (e.g. hostel programs, halfway housing, addiction recovery homes, counselling services). The division helped formulate policy and develop programs for these services and also conducted related research.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services (1972-2018)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA35

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services controls Ontario. Family Services and Income Maintenance Division

      Dates of relationship

      1986-1992

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA958

      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 Indexes to Government Sources, 1986-1992; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1986-1992.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Bill Hughey