Ontario. Homes for the Aged Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Homes for the Aged Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Homes for the Aged Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Houses of Refuge and Homes for the Aged.

    • Ontario. Homes for the Aged and Houses of Refuge.

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1945-1968

    History

    The Homes for the Aged Branch was created in the Ontario Department of Public Welfare in 1945, expanding and formalizing the functions previously performed by the Inspector of Refuges. The passing of The Homes for the Aged Act in 1947 made the branch responsible for seniors’ homes only.

    This branch reported directly to the Deputy Minister throughout its existence. For approximately the first decade of its existence the branch was alternatively referred to as either the Houses of Refuge and Homes for the Aged or as the Homes for the Aged and Houses of Refuge. In 1968, the Homes for the Aged Branch was merged with the Office on Aging Branch to form the Homes for the Aged-Office on Aging Branch.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Homes for the Aged Branch provided grants-in-aid to municipalities for the construction and improvement of institutions specially designed to house and accommodate elderly people throughout Ontario. The branch also helped in the planning of new homes for seniors.

    Address

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    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare (1930-1967)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA39

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare controls Ontario. Homes for the Aged Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1945-1967

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Social and Family Services (1967-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA41

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Social and Family Services controls Ontario. Homes for the Aged Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1967-1968

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Homes for the Aged - Office on Aging Branch (1968-1973)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA962

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Homes for the Aged - Office on Aging Branch is the successor of Ontario. Homes for the Aged Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA961

    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

        Department of Public Welfare Annual Reports, 1940-1967; Department of Social and Family Services Annual Reports, 1967- 1968; Canadiana Name Authorities 1996-12-24.

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Bill Hughey