Ontario. Ministry of Energy. Office of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Services

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Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Energy. Office of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Services

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Services

    Other form(s) of name

    • Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

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    Description area

    Dates of existence

    2003-2008

    History

    The Office of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Services was formed in the Ministry of Energy in 2003, out of the Business Planning and Corporate Services Division. It consisted of the following units: Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Branch; Corporate Services; Business and Economics Audit Cluster; Economics and Business Cluster - Information and Information Technology; Freedom of Information and Recorded Information Management Office; French Services; Information Resource Centre; and Legal Services Branch.

    In 2005, the Corporate Initiatives Unit was added to the office. In 2006, the Business and Economics Audit Cluster was replaced with Ontario Internal Audit Unit. Also in 2006, the Service Management Branch was added to the office. In 2007, the Office of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Services simplified its structure to consist only of two units: Agency and Regulatory Affairs; and Transmission and Distribution.

    In 2008, the Office of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs added a Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Unit. Also in 2008, the Ministry of Energy merged with the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Renewal to form the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure. Consumer and Regulatory Affairs became Regulatory Affairs and Strategic Policy.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Office of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Services of the Ministry of Energy provided support, advice, and made recommendations concerning the regulatory framework and governance of the electricity sector, natural gas sector and emergency planning. The Office also directed the development and implementation of results-based planning processes, provided advice on human resources management, and supported the effective provision of services.

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    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Energy (2002-2008)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA144

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Energy (2002-2008) controls Ontario. Ministry of Energy. Office of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Services

    Dates of relationship

    2003-2008

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    Authority record identifier

    CA2348

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    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

        Government Telephone Directories

        KWIK Indexes to Ontario Govenrment Services

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Hopp