Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Ontario Housing Action Program
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Ontario Housing Action Program was established in 1974 within the Ministry of Housing. It was headed by an Executive Coordinator, and maintained a number of field offices around Ontario.
The program was phased out in late 1977 and 1978, and its functions dispersed.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Ontario Housing Action Program provided financial support to municipalities to encourage the development of new housing programs and to reduce the costs of new housing starts. This was accomplished through the provision of interest free servicing loans, capital housing incentive grants and funding for local housing needs studies.
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Relationships area
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Control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Ministry of Housing Annual Reports, 1974-1978. This agency appears in the February 1978 telephone directory, but almost all its staff is gone. After that, it disappears.
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Authorities.
Archivist(s):
Crockett