Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation. Policy Planning Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation. Policy Planning Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Policy Planning Branch

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1975-1980

      History

      In 1975, the Policy Planning Branch was established in the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation and reported to the Office of the Deputy Minister. In 1980, the Policy Planning Branch was disbanded, with the policy analysis, planning and development functions being transferred to the Ministry's program branches and the Office of the Deputy Minister.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Policy Planning Branch acted as the central policy advisory and planning group in the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation by: analyzing and coordinating ministry-wide policy matters; preparing and monitoring all Cabinet policy submissions; initiating and conducting all policy investigations; and advising program managers. The Branch also coordinated and implemented program planning, budget estimates, financial forecasting and allocation of resources, and research activities.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation (1975-1982)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA5

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation controls Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation. Policy Planning Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1975-1980

      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA675

      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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          Sources

          Inventory 47 - Culture (July 1996)

          Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1975-1980

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger, G. Brown