Identity area
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Management Information Systems Branch
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Management and Financial Services Branch
Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Management and Financial Consulting Services Branch
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Description area
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The Management Information Systems Branch of the Ministry of Community and Social Services was established in 1972. It had several minor name changes over the years. It formed part of the Finance and Administration Division.
In 1986, the Management Information Systems Branch disappeared, and its functions were assumed by the newly established Information Systems and Applied Technology Division.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Management Information Systems Branch planned and controlled the development and operation of information and information technology systems for the Ministry of Community and Social Services. In later years, the Branch dealt almost exclusively with the management of computerized information.
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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
COMSOC Annual Reports, 1982-1984
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1982-1986
Maintenance notes
Appears in Canadiana, Dec. 1999 (CD ver.), as Management Information Systems, i.e., without the word "Branch". However, most sources show the word "Branch" as being part of the name.
Archivist(s):
Stapleton