Ontario. Fiscal Planning Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Fiscal Planning Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Fiscal Planning Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Ministry of Finance. Fiscal Planning Branch

    • Ontario. Fiscal Planning Policy Branch

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    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1981-

    History

    The Fiscal Planning Branch was created in 1981, amalgamating functions of the defunct Fiscal and Taxation Policy Branch and Municipal Finance Branch.

    The Branch was called the Fiscal Planning Policy Branch, and it was part of the Office of the Budget and Intergovernmental Finance, Minstry of Treasury and Intergovernmental Affairs.

    In 1992, the Branch was renamed Fiscal Planning Policy and transferred to the Expenditure Management Division (renamed Treasury Board Division in 1992) In 1993, the Branch and Division became part of the new Ministry of Finance.

    In 1995, the Fiscal Planning Branch became part of the Fiscal and Financial Policy Division. In 2005, it was transferred to the Treasury Board Office.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Fiscal Planning Branch provides advice and support on the overall fiscal framework and strategies for Ontario, including monitoring and management of the Province's fiscal plan.

    The Branch develops the Quarterly Ontario finance (a publicly available economic outlook and fiscal review), and coordinates Budget Paper B (Ontario's fiscal plan) as part of the budget process.

    The Branch also provides fiscal policy advice to the Minister of Finance and senior staff regarding corporate and cross-ministerial issues, as well as all major expenditure areas and provincial-municipal finances.

    The Branch also develops the strategic framework for expenditures savings initiatives and is responsible for the development of the overall capital envelope.

    Past responsibilities of the Branch have included the development of non-tax revenue policy initiatives.

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    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Treasury and Economics (1978-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA88

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Treasury and Economics controls Ontario. Fiscal Planning Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1981-1993

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Finance (1993-)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA90

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Finance controls Ontario. Fiscal Planning Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1993-

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Taxation and Fiscal Policy Branch (1968-1981)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1644

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Taxation and Fiscal Policy Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Fiscal Planning Branch

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    Description of relationship

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    Authority record identifier

    CA1645

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    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

        Government of Ontario KWIC Indexes, 1994-2006

        Government Phone Books, 1980-2006

        Ministry of Finance Intranet site

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Paquet