Ontario. Handicapped Employment Program

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Handicapped Employment Program

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Handicapped Employment Program

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1978-1991

      History

      This program was established in September 1978 to maximize opportunities for physically disabled people in the province of Ontario. It was located in the Program Analysis and Implementation Division (later known as Labour Policy and Programs).

      In 1990 the program was renamed the Centre for Disability and Work, and in 1991 it was moved to the Employment Practices Branch, continuing essentially the same function until it was closed in 1996.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Handicapped Employment Program worked to improve private sector employment opportunities for the physically disabled through affirmative action with employers and encouragement of self employment.

      The Program provided a link between employers, unions, disabled persons, special interest groups, voluntary programs, social agencies, related government programs, educators and health professionals. The program also provided a clearing house of information relating to the employment of persons with disabilities, and the overcoming of barriers to equal opportunity. It also advised disabled persons seeking employment and advised government on policy and legislation affecting the employment of disabled persons.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Labour (1972-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA43

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Labour controls Ontario. Handicapped Employment Program

      Dates of relationship

      1978-1991

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1814

      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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        Script(s)

          Sources

          KWIC Index to Government Services, 1984, 1989-1990, 1991-1992; RG 7 inventory. Found in Canadiana (Amicus, Feb. 2004)

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          John Dirks