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Ministry of Housing
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The Ministry of Housing was established by legislation in 1973. Transferred to the Ministry were the Plans Administration Branch of the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs, as well as the Ontario Housing Corporation, which previously reported to the Ministry of Revenue.
Organizationally, the Ministry consisted of a number of divisions, over which either the Deputy Minister or an Assistant Deputy Minister was responsible. The three areas over which the Assistant Deputy Ministers presided were Community Planning, Community Development (originally named Housing Development) and Land Development. There was also a Ministry Secretariat from 1973 to 1976 and a Policy and Program Development Secretariat from 1973 to 1981.
Agencies which reported to the Ministry included the Ontario Housing Corporation, the Ontario Mortgage Corporation and the Ontario Land Corporation.
The Ministry existed until 1981, when it acquired the municipal affairs functions of the Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs (essentially the Assistant Deputy Minister-Municipal Affairs and the Local Government Division) and was renamed the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985).
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The Ministry of Housing was responsible for co-ordinating provincial efforts to meet the housing needs of Ontario residents. Activities of the Ministry included: provision of rent-geared-to-income housing for those with low and moderate incomes; encouraging the development of housing and rental accommodation; facilitating home- ownership; improving existing housing; and fostering effective municipal planning.
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Ministry of Housing Act, Statutes of Ontario 1973, Chap. 100
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1972-1981
Maintenance notes
Date qualifiers have been added to the form of name for this agency to distinguish it from the Ministry of Housing (1985-1995). Canadiana Name Authorities, however doesn't do this, and gives the form of name simply as "Ontario. Ministry of Housing"
Archivist(s):
R. Anger