Ontario. Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (2014-)

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (2014-)

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    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Ministry of Government and Consumer Services

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      2014-

      History

      The Ministry was created in June 2014 to combine key internal and broader public sector service delivery from the former Ministry of Government Services (MGS), with important consumer protection functions from the former Ministry of Consumer Services (MCS).

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services helps modernize government operations and provides cost-effective services to businesses, the public and the Ontario Public Service (OPS). It leads and develops human resources policies and programs, and manages technology resources and procurement for the OPS. The ministry supports the legislative framework that protects the public interest in areas such as privacy and freedom of information.

      pat1More particularly, the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services leads consumer protection, public safety and business law; promoting a fair, safe and informed marketplace for consumers and business through Consumer Protection Ontario; provides Ontario government ministries and employees with procurement, finance, HR, pay and benefits, and a range of enterprise business services through Ontario Shared Services; champions inclusion and accessibility initiatives across the enterprise, supporting all ministries to build an even more accessible, inclusive workplace, through the OPS Diversity Office; promotes good recordkeeping practices across the government and provides strategic leadership for freedom of information and privacy protection, and information management. Collects, manages and preserves the records of Ontario and promotes public access to Ontario's historic documents and records through the Archives of Ontario; and, helps individuals and businesses access government services and information. This includes registering and issuing licences and certificates related to life events (such as births, marriages, deaths, adoptions and name changes) as well as driver's licenses, health cards, master business licences and land registration through ServiceOntario.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Government Services (2009-2014)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA143

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Government Services (2009-2014) is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (2014-)

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      Authority record identifier

      AA146

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Preliminary

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Ministry of Government and Consumer Services web site (April 2016)

          Government of Ontario telephone directory (2015)

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Smith