Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Information Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Information Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Information Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1982

      History

      The Information Branch was established alongside the Ministry of Agriculture and Food when the ministry came into existence in 1972. It replaced a branch of the same name within the former Department of Agriculture and Food. The branch reported through the Deputy Minister.

      In 1982, the Information Branch was replaced by the Communications Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Information Branch produced information, news releases, and audio-visual material for the media and the general public on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The branch cooperated with the University of Guelph to generate information kits and "photo-story" source material on farmer and consumer issues. The branch also maintained a large graphic arts and photography section and a film library.

      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. Information Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1982

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

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

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1029

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Information Branch (1958-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1027

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1028

      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

          Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1972- 1994

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

          Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12- 24

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Paul McIlroy