Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Information Systems Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Information Systems Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Information Systems Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1992-

      History

      The Information Systems Branch in the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services was created in 1992, assuming the functions of the Information Systems and Applied Technology Division.

      Since 1994 the branch has formed part of the Business Planning and Corporate Services Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Information Systems Branch develops, maintains, and supports the operation of integrated computer information systems, networks, and data bases across the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services. The branch is also responsible for implementing office automation, where appropriate, throughout the ministry.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services (1972-2018)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA35

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services controls Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Information Systems Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1992-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Information Systems and Applied Technology Division (1986-1992)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA964

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Information Systems and Applied Technology Division is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Information Systems Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA965

      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

          KWIC Indexes to Government Sources, 1993-1998; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1992-1996.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Bill Hughey