Identity area
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Food Processing Branch
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The Food Processing Branch was established in 1982 in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food as part of the Marketing Division. In 1990 the Food Processing Branch was replaced with the Food Industry Competitiveness Branch within the Food Industry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
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The role of the Food Processing Branch was to help develop value-added processing of Ontario grown agricultural products, particularly in areas where it could replace imports and create export opportunities. The branch also administered grant and loan programs to the food processing industry.
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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
Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1982-1990.
KWIC Index to Services, 1988.
Maintenance notes
Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Archivist(s):
Lisa Singer