Ontario. Gaming Policy and Planning Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Gaming Policy and Planning Branch

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    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Gaming Policy and Planning Branch

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      2002-2004

      History

      The Gaming Policy and Planning Branch of the Executive Support Unit, Ministry of the Attorney General, was established in late 2002 or early 2003. Prior to this date, responsibility for gaming policy and oversight had been allocated first to the Agency Relations Office of Management Board of Cabinet (2000-2001) and then to the Gaming and Trillium Foundation Unit in the Tourism Agencies Branch (also called the Policy and Agency Partnerships Branch) of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation.

      The Gaming Policy and Planning Branch only existed for a few years. In late 2003 or early 2004, responsibility was transferred once again with the formation of the Gaming Policy and Agency Liaison, LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) and OLGC (Ontario Lottery Gaming Corporation) Branch of the Corporate and Field Services Division, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. The new branch had a wider mandate which encompassed both liquor and gaming policy.

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      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Gaming Policy and Planning Branch was responsible for providing leadership and developing government policy relating to gaming. It also managed the accountability and oversight relationship between the government and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) on behalf of the Minister and Deputy Minister.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General (1972-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA72

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General controls Ontario. Gaming Policy and Planning Branch

      Dates of relationship

      2002-2004

      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA2270

      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

          KWIK indexes, government telephone directories, Info-GO

          Maintenance notes

          A timeline from 2004-2012 has been completed for this function. This information can be used in writing future authorities. Please see document "Gaming Policy Branch Timeline 2004-2012" in TRIM.

          Archivist(s):
          Shimpo