Identity area
Type of entity
Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Parallel form(s) of name
Direction des communications
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Communications Branch
Other form(s) of name
Communications and Public Affairs Branch
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1996-
History
The Communications and Public Affairs Branch was formed in 1996 within the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism. It reports directly to the Deputy Minister. It inherited the public relations functions of the former Marketing and Public Affairs Branch (of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade) and the Marketing and Customer Service Branch (of the Tourism Division).
In 2003, the Communications and Public Affairs Branch was renamed the Communications Branch within the Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation. It continues to provide the same services to the ministry and its successors.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Communications Branch is responsible for leading the development and delivery of communications strategies for ministry initiatives and policies, as well as services in the areas of issues management, media relations, correspondence, strategic communications, and digital communications.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism (1995-1999)
Identifier of related entity
AA8
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism controls Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Dates of relationship
1996-1999
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (1999-2002) (1999-2002)
Identifier of related entity
AA111
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (1999-2002) controls Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Dates of relationship
1999-2002
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation (2002-2003)
Identifier of related entity
AA131
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation controls Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Dates of relationship
2002-2003
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (2003-2008)
Identifier of related entity
AA135
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (2003-2008) controls Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Dates of relationship
2003-2008
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development (2008-2009)
Identifier of related entity
AA136
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development controls Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Dates of relationship
2008-2009
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (2009-2011)
Identifier of related entity
AA162
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (2009-2011) controls Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Dates of relationship
2009-2011
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation
Identifier of related entity
AA161
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation controls Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Dates of relationship
2011-2013
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment
Identifier of related entity
AA160
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment controls Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Dates of relationship
2013-2014
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure
Identifier of related entity
AA150
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure controls Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Dates of relationship
2014-2016
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Growth
Identifier of related entity
AA159
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Growth controls Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Dates of relationship
2016-2018
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (2018-)
Identifier of related entity
AA163
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade controls Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Dates of relationship
2018-
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (1993-1995). Marketing and Public Affairs Branch (1993-1996)
Identifier of related entity
CA863
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (1993-1995). Marketing and Public Affairs Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Communications Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
CA793
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
For Review
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Archives of Ontario. Inventory 9 - Records of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (February 1997)
KWIK Indexes and government telephone directories for the years 1996-2018.
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
B. Krawczyk, R. Anger, Coffey