Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Communications Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Communications Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Communications Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Communications Branch

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1982-

    History

    The Communications Branch was established within the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food in 1982, replacing the former Information Branch. It reports directly to the Deputy Minister. In 1987 a French languages service co-ordinator role was established.

    In 1994 the Communications Branch became part of the new Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

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    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Communications Branch provides information in English and French to the public on ministry programs and policies on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and formerly for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. It provides information through press releases, over the internet, on educational videotapes, on television, and through publications and exhibits. The branch also recommends communications policies for the ministry.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food (1972-1994)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA68

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food controls Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Communications Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1982-1994

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (1994-)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA69

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs controls Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Communications Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1994-

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Information Branch (1972-1982)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1028

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Information Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Communications Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

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    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1029

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

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

    Status

    Preliminary

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

    Language(s)

      Script(s)

        Sources

        Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1982- 1994; Phone books; KWIC

        Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs 1994-1996

        KWIC Index to Services of the Ontario Government, 1999.

        Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12- 24

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Paul McIlroy; Carol Hopp