Identity area
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Communications and Information Branch
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Description area
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The Communications and Information Branch was created in 1999 when the Ontario Ministry of Health became the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in 1999. The Branch reports directly to the Office of the Deputy Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Communications and Information Branch establishes communications policy for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, informs people of the major programs and initiatives within the ministry, and provides communications support for the offices of the Minister and the Deputy Minister. To this end, the branch serves as the liaison with the media, produces and distributes news releases, publications, and audio-visual materials, prepares speeches for senior executives in the ministry, directs advertising campaigns, provides artwork and design creative services, and manages responses to ministerial correspondence.
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Relationships area
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1999-2000; Not in Canadiana 1996-12-24
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Hughey