Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Policy Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Policy Branch was created in 1993, under the new Policy, Agency and Corporate Affairs Division. It succeeded the Policy and Planning Branch.
The Policy Branch ceased to exist in 1996, when the function was joined with agency relations, creating the Policy and Agency Relations Branch under the Corporate Services Division.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Policy Branch provided support to the Minister, Deputy Minister and program divisions in strategic planning, policy development and analysis, and issues management. It also acted as an internal consultancy service, assisting divisions with project planning, research, problem solving, design, and implementation of consultations.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
KWIK Index to Services of the Ontario Government, 1995
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Pudden