Ontario. Legislative Assembly. Standing Committee on Social Policy

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Legislative Assembly. Standing Committee on Social Policy

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Comité permanent de la politique sociale

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

  • Standing Committee on Social Policy

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    Description area

    Dates of existence

    2004-

    History

    Standing Committees of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario are regularly established within ten days of the beginning of each Session of Parliament, and report to the Legislature on matters referred to them. They do not have the authority to initiate investigations or expand their mandate.

    As per Standing Order 108(b), the Standing Committee on Social Policy, in addition to any matter that may be referred by Order of the House, is empowered to study and report on all matters relating to the mandate, management, organization or operation of the ministries and offices which are assigned to it as well as the agencies, boards and commissions reporting to such ministries and offices. These studies are conducted according to either Standing Order 111 or 126.

    The Ministries and Offices assigned to the Committee are: Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities and Ontario Seniors' Secretariat.

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    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Standing Committee on Social Policy is responsible for reviewing and reporting on bills on behalf of the Legislature pertaining to issues of social policy.

    Address

    Standing Committees are established under the authority of Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Legislative Assembly (1867-)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA23

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Legislative Assembly controls Ontario. Legislative Assembly. Standing Committee on Social Policy

    Dates of relationship

    2004-

    Description of relationship

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    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA2298

    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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      Script(s)

        Sources

        Website of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

        Contents of RG 49-251 Records of the Standing Committee on Social Policy

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Smith