Ontario. Local Government Policy Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Local Government Policy Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Local Government Policy Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1993-2002

      History

      The Local Government Policy Branch replaced the Municipal Government Structure Branch within the Ministry of Municipal Affairs in 1993. Local Government Policy formed part of the Municipal Policy Development Division until 1998 when it became part of Policy Division in the same ministry.

      In 2002, Local Government Policy Branch was reorganized as the Municipal Governance Policy Section part of the Municipal Governance and Structures Branch in the Local Government Division in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Local Government Policy Branch developed policies and legislation relating to the creation, organization, responsibilities and powers of municipalities in Ontario.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs (1985-1995)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA95

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs controls Ontario. Local Government Policy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1993-1994

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1995-2016) (1995-2016)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA96

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1995-2016) controls Ontario. Local Government Policy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1995-2002

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Municipal Government Structure Branch (1989-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1324

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Municipal Government Structure Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Local Government Policy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Municipal Governance Policy Section (2002-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2168

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Municipal Governance Policy Section is the successor of Ontario. Local Government Policy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1886

      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

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Ontario Government Telephone Directories

          KWIC Index to Services

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Diamond