Identity area
Type of entity
Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Ministry of Correctional Services
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1972-1993
History
The Ministry of Correctional Services was established in April 1972, replacing the Department of Correctional Services.
Since 1972, the administrative structure of the Ministry has remained fairly stable. However, a few functions have been added or removed from the mandate of the Ministry over time. Responsibility for probation services was transferred to the Ministry of Correctional Services from the Ministry of the Attorney General in 1972. In 1977, the Children’s Services Division was transferred to the Ministry of Community and Social Services. And, in 1984, with the passage of the federal Young Offenders Act, the Ministry assumed responsibility for detention and parole of young offenders aged 16 and 17.
Other divisions and branches which formed a part of the Ministry included the Operations Division (known as the Institutions Division until 1986), the Community Programs Division (reduced to branch status as part of the Operations Division in 1986), and the Corporate Services Division (established in 1987).
In February 1993, the Ministry merged with the Ministry of the Solicitor General to form the Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services was responsible for supervising the detention and release of inmates, parolees and probationers and for providing treatment and rehabilitation programs for these individuals. The principal functions of the Ministry were to provide for the secure custody of persons awaiting trial or convicted of an offence; to establish, maintain and operate correctional facilities, such as jails, detention centres, correctional centres, treatment centres and young offenders facilities; to provide programs and facilities designed to assist in the rehabilitation of inmates; to establish and operate a system of parole; to provide probation services; and to provide programs for the prevention of crime.
Address
Government Reorganization Act, Statutes of Ontario 1972, Chap. 1
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Brookside School (Cobourg, Ont.) (1946-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2376
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Brookside School (Cobourg, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1977
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Legal Services Branch (1971-1993)
Identifier of related entity
CA1561
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Legal Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1993
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Minister's Advisory Council on the Treatment of the Offender (1959-1985)
Identifier of related entity
CA1498
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Minister's Advisory Council on the Treatment of the Offender is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1985
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Adult Division (1972-1978)
Identifier of related entity
CA1497
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Adult Division is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1978
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Probation and Parole Service (1978-1984)
Identifier of related entity
CA1496
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Probation and Parole Service is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1978-1984
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Operations Division (1984-1994)
Identifier of related entity
CA1495
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Operations Division is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1984-1993
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Inspections and Investigations Branch (1972-1986)
Identifier of related entity
CA1493
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Inspections and Investigations Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1986
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Operational Review, Audit, and Investigation Branch (1986-1991)
Identifier of related entity
CA1374
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Operational Review, Audit, and Investigation Branch is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1986-1991
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Minister's Advisory Committee on Corrections (1959-1991)
Identifier of related entity
CA1315
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Minister's Advisory Committee on Corrections is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1991
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services. Administrative and Financial Services Division (1967-1976)
Identifier of related entity
CA1314
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services. Administrative and Financial Services Division is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1976
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Office of the Deputy Minister (1972-1993)
Identifier of related entity
CA1299
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Office of the Deputy Minister is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1993
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Office of the Minister (1972-1993)
Identifier of related entity
CA1298
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Office of the Minister is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1993
Description of relationship
Related entity
Hagersville Complex - White Oaks Village (1966-1982)
Identifier of related entity
CA2389
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Hagersville Complex - White Oaks Village is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1977
Description of relationship
Related entity
St. Mary's School (Toronto, Ont.) (1900-1973)
Identifier of related entity
CA2387
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
St. Mary's School (Toronto, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1973
Description of relationship
Related entity
St. Joseph's School (Alfred, Ont.) (1933-1981)
Identifier of related entity
CA2386
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
St. Joseph's School (Alfred, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1977
Description of relationship
Related entity
St. John's School (Toronto, Ont.) (1894-1985)
Identifier of related entity
CA2385
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
St. John's School (Toronto, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1977
Description of relationship
Related entity
Hagersville Complex - Sprucedale School (1966-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2384
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Hagersville Complex - Sprucedale School is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1977
Description of relationship
Related entity
Pine Ridge School (Bowmanville, Ont.) (1925-1979)
Identifier of related entity
CA2383
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Pine Ridge School (Bowmanville, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1977
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Project DARE (1972-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2381
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Project DARE is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1977
Description of relationship
Related entity
Kawartha Lakes School (Lindsay, Ont.) (1962-1979)
Identifier of related entity
CA2380
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Kawartha Lakes School (Lindsay, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1977
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Training Schools Advisory Board (1931-1986)
Identifier of related entity
BA442
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Training Schools Advisory Board is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1977
Description of relationship
Related entity
Hillcrest School (Guelph, Ont.) (1941-1978)
Identifier of related entity
CA2379
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Hillcrest School (Guelph, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1977
Description of relationship
Related entity
Grand View School (Cambridge, Ont.) (1933-1976)
Identifier of related entity
CA2378
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Grand View School (Cambridge, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1977
Description of relationship
Related entity
Cecil Facer Youth Centre (1971-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2377
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Cecil Facer Youth Centre is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1972-1977
Description of relationship
Related entity
Bluewater Youth Centre (Ont.) (1985-2012)
Identifier of related entity
BA486
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Bluewater Youth Centre (Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
1985-1993
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Correctional Services (1968-1972)
Identifier of related entity
AA76
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Correctional Services is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services (1993-1999)
Identifier of related entity
AA82
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993)
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
AA81
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
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24
KWIC Indexes, 1977-1992
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Robert Anger