Identity area
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Citizenship Division
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The Citizenship Division was established in 1978 when the Citizenship and Multiculturalism Division of the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation was renamed.
The Citizenship Division consisted of the Newcomer Services Branch, the Native Community Branch, and the Multicultural Development Branch (after 1980 the Citizenship Services Branch).
In 1981 it was renamed the Multiculturalism and Citizenship Division.
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The Citizenship Division was responsible for reception, orientation, settlement and language training for newcomers, assistance to multicultural groups, and community services for native peoples in Ontario. It accomplished these goals by co-ordinating the activities of the various branches responsible for citizenship and multiculturalism functions. In addition, it was also responsible for the government Translation Bureau and the Community Information Services program until 1980.
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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
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24
Government of Ontario Telephone Directory, November 1980.
Annual Reports of the Ministry of Culture and Recreation, 1977/78 to 80/81.
Maintenance notes
Canadiana authorized name is "Ontario. Citizenship Division". We need to round this down further.
Archivist(s):
Bob Krawczyk, Robert Anger