Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Research Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Research Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Research Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1975

      History

      The Research Branch was established in 1972, assuming and expanding upon the functions of the Research and Planning Branch of the former Department of Social and Family Services.

      In 1975, the Branch was merged with the Policy Secretariat to form the Policy Analysis Secretariat, which was soon after merged with the Income Security Secretariat to form the Policy Analysis and Financial Planning Secretariat.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Research Branch provided research support to the Ministry of Community and Social Services in all planning and program operations; monitored and assessed legislation and programs in other jurisdictions; provided liaison with other ministries, jurisdictions, and the federal government; administered research demonstration grant funds; carried out studies and special research projects; and maintained the ministry library.

      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. Research Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1975

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Policy Analysis and Financial Planning Secretariat (1974-1978)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA981

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Policy Analysis and Financial Planning Secretariat is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Research Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Social and Family Services. Research and Planning Branch (1968-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1336

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Social and Family Services. Research and Planning Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services. Research Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1337

      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

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        Script(s)

          Sources

          Canadiana Name Authorities, Dec. 1999 (CD ver.)

          COMSOC Annual Reports, 1972-1975

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Stapleton