Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Office Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Office Services Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office Services Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1979-1985

      History

      The Office Services Branch of the Ministry of Education was created in 1979 after the amalgamation of the finance and administrative services of the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Colleges and Universities.

      Office Services Branch assumed some of the staff and functions of the former Central Services Branch of the Ministry of Education and the former Accounts and Administrative Services Branch of the Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Office Services Branch was part of the Operations Division (renamed Finance and Administrative Services Division in 1982), itself part of the Administration Division (renamed Administration and Finance Division in 1980).

      In 1979, Office Services Branch was composed of three sections: Purchasing and Production Services, General Services, and Branch Support Services. Purchasing and Production Services was divided into the Purchasing Services and Records Production and Control Section in 1980.

      In 1981, the Office Services Branch was moved with the Operations Division to the new Administration and Planning Division (renamed Administration Division in 1983). The Branch Support Services Section ceased to exist in 1982. The General Services Section was replaced by the Accommodations and Building Services and Stores and Distribution Sections in 1983.

      The Office Services Branch was renamed Administrative Services Branch in 1985.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Office Services Branch provided administrative services to the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Colleges and Universities, including purchasing of goods and services, mail and transportation services, records management, central files, and assets management.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993) (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA78

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993) controls Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Office Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1979-1985

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Central Services Branch (1978-1979)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1840

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Central Services Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Office Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1841

      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

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Inventory 2, Records of the Ministry of Education

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Chang