Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Market Development Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Market Development Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Market Development Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1979-

      History

      The Market Development Branch was established in 1979 within the of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, assuming some of the responsibilities of the former Ontario Food Council.

      The branch is comprised of two units, the Domestic Marketing Unit and the Export Marketing Unit.

      The branch formed part of the Marketing Division between 1979 and 1990, and since then has been part of the Food Industry Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Market Development Branch is responsible for the development and expansion of markets for Ontario's agricultural products. The branch administers the "Foodland Ontario" program promoting domestic consumption of Ontario grown fruits and vegetables. It also develops international markets for Ontario's produce through trade promotion programs, export missions, and by providing market intelligence to Ontario producers and processors.

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      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, Food and Rural Affairs. Market Development Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1979-1994

      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, Food and Rural Affairs. Market Development Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1994-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario Food Council (1963-1979)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1058

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario Food Council is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Market Development Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA172

      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, 1979- 1994

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

          KWIK Index to Services, 1999.

          Maintenance notes

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          Prefontaine