Ontario. Ministry of Education (1999-). Communications Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Education (1999-). Communications Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Communications Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Ministry of Education (1979-1989). Communication Services Branch

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

    • Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Communications Branch

    • Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Communications and Marketing Branch

    • Ontario. Ministry of Education and Training. Communications and Marketing Branch

    • Ontario. Ministry of Education and Training. Communications Branch

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1979-

    History

    In April 1979, Central Services Branch was divided into Communication Services Branch and Office Services Branch. Both branches became part of the new Administration Division.

    Communication Services Branch assumed some of the staff and responsibilities of the disbanded Information Service Branch of the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and provided communications and library services to both the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and the Ministry of Education.

    In 1980, the Branch became part of the Operations Division (renamed Finance and Administrative Services Division in 1982). The Library Services Section, which was responsible for the Ministry's library, was transferred to the Management Information Systems Branch and renamed Information Resources Centre. At this time, the Branch was renamed Communications Services Branch

    Following a re-organization of the Administration Division in 1986, the Finance and Administrative Services Division disappeared and Communications Services Branch reported directly through the Administration Division. The Branch was renamed Communications Branch in 1989, and Communications and Marketing Branch in 1992.

    In 1993, upon the reorganization of the Ministry of Education into the Ministry of Education and Training, the Communications and Marketing Branch moved into the Office of the Deputy Minister. It was renamed Communications Branch in 1998.

    Communications Branch remained in the Office of the Deputy Minister when the Ministry of Education and Training once again became the Ministry of Education in 1999.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    From April 1979 until 1986, the Communication Services Branch served both the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.

    It was responsible for public information programs, answering written and telephone enquiries on all education related matters, arranged press conferences, and produced news releases and all other publications of the two Ministries.

    Until 1980, it also provided library and research services. In 1986, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities established a Communications Branch. However, Communications Services Branch and its variously-named successors continue to provide the same services to the Ministry of Education and its successors.

    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 (1999-). Communications Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1979-1993

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Education and Training (1993-1999)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA79

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Education and Training controls Ontario. Ministry of Education (1999-). Communications Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1993-1999

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Education (1999-)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA116

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Education (1999-) controls Ontario. Ministry of Education (1999-). Communications Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1999-

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Communications Branch (1986-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA2060

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Communications Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Education (1999-). Communications Branch

    Dates of relationship

    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 (1999-). Communications Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1839

    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

        Inventory 2, Records of the Ministry of Education

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Chang