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Programs and Services Branch
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The Programs and Services Branch was formed in 2008 as part of the Culture Policy, Programs and Services Division in the Ministry of Culture. The branch was comprised of three units: the Culture Liaison Unit, Culture Programs Unit and Culture Services Unit. In 2010, it was replaced by the Agencies Branch in the Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
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The Programs and Services Branch was comprised of three units: the Culture Liaison Unit, Culture Programs Unit, and the Culture Services Unit.
The Culture Liaison Unit managed the ministry's relationships with its agencies and built stronger linkages with key provincial and national cultural organizations to achieve shared cultural objectives, including infrastructure renewal, implementation of bi-lateral agreements and cultural tourism promotion.
The Culture Programs Unit coordinated and managed archaeological licensing and report review and administered all ministry grant programs for the full range of stakeholder organizations, providing culture sector partners with one-window customer service.
The Culture Services Unit delivered training, education, outreach and technical advisory services to a wide range of culture stakeholders and advised the government on issues within the culture sector. The unit developed guidelines and tools to enable heritage conservation, culture resource management and community capacity building, and acts as the ministry's lead on electronic service delivery.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 2008-2010.
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Archivist(s):
Delle Palme