Ontario. Mental Retardation Community Services Development Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Mental Retardation Community Services Development Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Mental Retardation Community Services Development Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Community Services Development Branch

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1974-1978

    History

    The Mental Retardation Community Services Development Branch was formed in 1974 when responsibility for the provision of mental retardation services in Ontario was transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Ministry of Community and Social Services. It assumed the functions of the former Mental Retardation Services Branch.

    In its first year, the branch reported to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Program Development. From 1975 to 1978, the Mental Retardation Community Programs Division administered the branch. In the Ministry’s 1975- 1976 Annual Report, this branch is referred to simply as the Community Services Development Branch.

    The Mental Retardation Community Services Development Branch was disbanded in 1978.

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    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Mental Retardation Community Services Development Branch was responsible for developing a comprehensive plan to provide community services to the mentally challenged in Ontario. The branch co-ordinated their efforts with working groups established in each of the nineteen Ministry of Community and Social Services districts. In addition, this branch provided protective services for mentally retarded adults during their transition to community based living. In this capacity, the branch ensured that mentally challenged individuals were able to cope with changes and that they were not exploited in any way during the transition.

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    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services (1972-2018)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA35

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services controls Ontario. Mental Retardation Community Services Development Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1974-1978

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Mental Retardation Services Branch (1968-1974)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1392

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Mental Retardation Services Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Mental Retardation Community Services Development Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA967

    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

        Ministry of Community and Social Services Annual Reports, 1973- 1978.

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Bill Hughey