Ontario. Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      2018-

      History

      The Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility (MSAA) was founded in 2018 following a shift in government. The MSAA adopted the functions from the Assessibility Directorate of Ontario and the Ontario Seniors' Secretariat.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility’s (MSAA) works to develop and fund programs to support greater access, independence, social connection, and active living for seniors and people with disabilities and oversees compliance and enforcement of accessibility laws such as the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and Ontarians with Disabilities Act (ODA).

      Address

      The Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility (MSAA) was founded in 2018 following a shift in government.

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Policy and Standards Branch (2020-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2456

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Policy and Standards Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility

      Dates of relationship

      2020-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Division (2020-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2457

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Division is controlled by Ontario. Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility

      Dates of relationship

      2020-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Accessibility Directorate of Ontario (2002-2018)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2458

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Accessibility Directorate of Ontario is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario Seniors' Secretariat (1994-2018)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1869

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario Seniors' Secretariat is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      AA177

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      For Review

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Simon Vickers