Ontario. International Relations Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. International Relations Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • International Relations Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1982-1993

      History

      The International Relations Branch was formed within the Ontario Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs in 1982, and replaced the former External Affairs Co-ordination Secretariat. In 1991, it was moved to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology, and was placed within the Trade and International Relations Division. The branch co- operated closely with the Office of Protocol in the same division.

      In 1993, when the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade was formed, the Office of Protocol and the International Relations Branch were merged to form the Office of International Relations and Protocol.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The International Relations Branch was responsible for advising the Ontario government about international events that could affect Ontario's interests. It identified and advanced Ontario's ongoing interests in the context of relationships with federal government departments responsible for international affairs, foreign jurisdictions, diplomatic and consular envoys in Ottawa and Toronto, and international organizations.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs (1978-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA87

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs controls Ontario. International Relations Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1982-1991

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology (1985-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA25

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology controls Ontario. International Relations Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1991-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. External Affairs Co-ordination Secretariat (1973-1982)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1185

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. External Affairs Co-ordination Secretariat is the predecessor of Ontario. International Relations Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Office of International Relations and Protocol (1993-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA879

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Office of International Relations and Protocol is the successor of Ontario. International Relations Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA853

      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

          Archives of Ontario. Inventory 9 - Records of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (February 1997)

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Archivist(s):
          Robert Anger