Identity area
Type of entity
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Community Services Branch
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Ontario. Community Services Unit
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Description area
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History
The Community Services Branch was created in 1990 within the Ministry of Community and Social Services. It replaced the former Family Support Branch. In 2002 it was replaced by the Family Responsibility Office.
It formed part of the Family Services and Income Maintenance Division. When that division was discontinued in 1992, the branch became the responsibility of the Children, Family and Community Services Division, and its employment services program was taken over by the Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities Division. Between 1994 and 2000 it was known as the Community Services Unit, but it became a branch again in 2001, under the Community and Developmental Services Division.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Community Services Branch develops policy and programs for adults and children in Ontario, including: hostel programs, halfway houses, alcohol and drug recovery homes, counselling services (including credit counselling), family violence initiatives, the Community Neighbourhood Support Services Program, employment services and activity projects.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
KWIC Indexes to Government Services, 1986-1999;
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1986-2001
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Judith Pudden