Ontario. Ministry of Health. Information Systems Division

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Health. Information Systems Division

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Information Systems Division

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Ministry of Health. Ministry Information Systems Division

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1972-

    History

    The Information Systems Division (originally named the Ministry Information System Division) was created in 1972 within the Ontario Ministry of Health replacing the Management Analysis Branch.

    Over the course of its existence the Information Systems Division has reported directly to several Assistant Deputy Ministers responsible for the following program and policy areas: Finance and Information Services (1972-1975); Research and Development (1975-1976); Institutional Health Services (1976-1977); Administration and Health Insurance (1977-1982); Community Liaison and Corporate Resources (1982-1985); Community and Public Health (1985-1987); Policy, Planning and Systems (1987-1989); Claims Payment and Systems (1989-1990); Health Insurance and Systems (1990-1993); Corporate Management and Support Group (1993-1997); and Corporate Services Group (since 1997).

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Information Systems Division develops, implements, operates and maintains health information systems to serve the Ontario Ministry of Health's corporate management and program mangers, as well as health care providers, planners, and researchers.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Health (1972-1999)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA42

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Health controls Ontario. Ministry of Health. Information Systems Division

    Dates of relationship

    1972-1999

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (1999-)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA117

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care controls Ontario. Ministry of Health. Information Systems Division

    Dates of relationship

    1999-

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1522

    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

        Annual reports of the Ministry of Health, 1972-1989

        Inventory RG 10

        KWIC Index to Ontario Government Services

        Government of Ontario Telephone Directories

        Maintenance notes

        Not found in Canadiana


        Archivist(s):
        Marg McIntyre