Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Office of the Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Office of the Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Minister

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-

      History

      The Office of the Minister was established in 1972 when the Department of Social and Family Services was replaced by the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services. From April 2002 to October 2003 the Ministry was known as the Ministry of Community, Family, and Social Services, before being re-established as the Ministry of Community and Social Services October 23, 2003.

      To date, there have been eleven Ministers of Community and Social Services: the Hon. Rene Brunelle (1972-1975); the Hon. James A. Taylor (1975-1977); the Hon. Keith Calder Norton (1977- 1981); the Hon. Frank Drea (1981- 1985); the Hon. John Sweeney (1985-1989); the Hon. Charles Beer (1989-1990); the Hon. Zanana Akande (1990-1991); the Hon. Marion Boyd (1991-1993); the Hon. Tony Silipo (1993- 1995); the Hon. Dave Tsubouchi (1995-1996); the Hon. Janet Ecker (1996-1999); the Hon. John Baird (1999-2002); and the Hon. Brenda Elliott (as Minister of Community, Family and Children's Services) (2002-2003).

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      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister of Community and Social Services holds the senior office within the ministry, and is ultimately accountable to the Ontario Legislature for the ministry's activities. The Office of the Minister provides administrative and political support for the Minister's duties and activities.

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      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. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1972-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Social and Family Services. Office of the Minister (1967-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA975

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Social and Family Services. Office of the Minister is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

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      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA974

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      For Review

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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        Script(s)

          Sources

          Ministry of Community and Social Services Annual Reports, 1972- 1983; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1983- 1998; RG 29 Inventory; Legislative Assembly of Ontario website.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Bill Hughey; Lawton