Ontario. Heritage and Libraries Branch

• Heritage and Libraries Branch

This branch was formed in 2000 as part of the Culture, Sport and Recreation Division. Prior to this date, responsibilities for libraries had been under the Cultural Partnerships Branch and responsibilities relating to heritage had been under two units within the former Cultural Programs Branch (Archaeology and Heritage Planning Unit and Heritage Properties and Museums Programs). The newly-created Heritage and Libraries Branch became part of the Culture Division with the Ministry of Culture when that ministry was formed in 2002.

As of 2000, the Heritage and Libraries Branch had the following units: Heritage Operations, Heritage Policy and Program Development, and Libraries. In 2005, a Historic Places Initiative unit was added.

In 2007, the Heritage and Libraries Branch ceased to exist, and heritage and library functions began to report to the Programs and Services Branch.

The Heritage and Libraries Branch protects Ontario's heritage in order to maximize their contribution to the province's economic and social vitality and provides leadership to public libraries and library agencies to develop accessible, equitable and empowering information and library services for the people of Ontario.

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Government of Ontario Telephone Directories 2000-2006

KWIC Index to Government Services, 2000-2006

Archivist(s):
E. Coulter