Identity area
Type of entity
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Labour Services Division
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Description area
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History
The Labour Services Division was known before 1975 as the Employment Services Division. It had under its jurisdiction the Employment Standards Branch, the Employment Adjustment Services Branch, the Construction Safety Branch, the Industrial Safety Branch and the Information Services Branch.
In October 1976, most of the functions of the division were transferred to the Occupational Safety Branch of the Occupation Health and Safety Division, except for the Employment Standards Branch, which after October 1976 reported directly to the Deputy Minister.
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The Labour Services Division had overall responsibility for administering programs relating to the safeguarding of equitable terms and conditions of employment and ensuring workplace safety. It was headed by an Assistant Deputy Minister
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
KWIC Index to Government Services, 1976-1977; RG 7 inventory
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
John Dirks