Identity area
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Management Systems and Services Branch
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Communications. Information Technology and Administrative Services Branch
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
In 1981 the Management Systems and Services Branch was formed as part of the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation when the Administrative Services Branch and the Management Systems Group were amalgamated.
The new branch formed part of the Finance and Administration Division. The Management Systems and Services Branch became part of the new Ministry of Citizenship and Culture in 1982, and the Ministry of Culture and Communications in 1987.
The Management Systems and Services Branch consisted of the Systems Services Section and the Administrative Services Section. In 1983 the Library/Resource Centre was added to the Branch, and in 1988 the Freedom of Information and Privacy Office was also added.
When the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture was divided into the Ministry of Culture and Communications and the Ministry of Citizenship in 1987, the Management Systems and Services Branch began providing support to both ministries. Administratively, however, the branch formed part of the Ministry of Culture and Communications.
In mid-1990, the Branch was renamed Information Technology and Administrative Services Branch and administratively became part of the Corporate Services Division. In late 1990, the Information Technology and Administrative Services Branch and Finance Branch were amalgamated to form the new Finance, Administration and Systems Branch.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Management Systems and Services Branch provided support services to the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation (from 1981-1982), the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture (from 1982-1987), and Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications (from 1987-1990).
The branch's Systems Services Section provided computerized and manual systems development, operations and maintenance, and the Administrative Services Section provided general administrative support.
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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
Inventory 47 - Culture (July 1996)
Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1975-1998
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
G. Brown, R. Anger