Ontario. Intergovernmental Finance Policy Branch

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Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Intergovernmental Finance Policy Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Intergovernmental Finance Policy Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Intergovernmental Finance and Grants Policy Branch

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    Dates of existence

    1973-2000

    History

    The Intergovernmental Finance Policy Branch was created in 1973 within the Financial Policy Division, Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs. The Branch was then known as the Intergovernmental Finance and Grants Policy Branch.

    In 1978, the Branch became part of the new Ministry of Treasury and Intergovernmental Affairs. Within that Ministry, it remained part of the Fiscal Policy Division until 1980, when it became part of the new Office of the Budget and Intergovernmental Finance.

    The Branch changed its name to Intergovernmental Finance Policy Branch in 1981. By then, it was divided into four sections: Federal-Provincial Programs, Federal-Provincial Finance Policy, Public Sector Financial Analysis, and Provincial-Local Programs.

    In 1985, it assumed the functions of the defunct Pension and Income Support Policy Branch, and was re-organized into three sections: Federal-Provincial Programs, Income Support and Pension Policy (divided in two in 1993), and Provincial-Local Finance Policy (transferred to the Fiscal Planning Policy Branch in 1989).

    In 1986, the Branch became part of the Taxation and Intergovernmental Policy Division.

    In 1993, the Ministry of Treasury and Economics ceased to exist, and the Intergovernmental Finance Policy Branch became part of the Office of the Budget and Taxation, within the new Ministry of Finance.

    The Intergovernmental Finance Branch ceased to exist in 2000. Its functions were divided between the Personal Income Taxation and Fiscal Arrangements Branch and the Corportation and Commodity Taxation Branch.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Intergovernmental Finance Policy Branch monitored, analysed and negotiated federal-provincial fiscal agreements; offered information and advice on trends in fiscal federalism; provided an integrated approach to financial issues involving the federal and other provincial governments; monitored and coordonated provincial grants to municipalities and school boards; was responsible for the Ontario Education Capital Corporation, the Ontario University Capital Corporation, and the Ontario Municipal Improvement Corporation, and contributed to the formulation of Ontario's overall income security and pension policy.

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    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs (1972-1978)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA86

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs controls Ontario. Intergovernmental Finance Policy Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1973-1978

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Treasury and Economics (1978-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA88

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Treasury and Economics controls Ontario. Intergovernmental Finance Policy Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1978-1993

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Finance (1993-)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA90

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Finance controls Ontario. Intergovernmental Finance Policy Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1993-2000

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Personal Income Taxation and Fiscal Arrangements Branch (2000-2005)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA2206

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Personal Income Taxation and Fiscal Arrangements Branch is the successor of Ontario. Intergovernmental Finance Policy Branch

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    Authority record identifier

    CA2044

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    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

        Ontario Government Phone Books, 1970-2001

        KWIK Indexes, 1986, 1999

        Inventory 50, Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Paquet