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Ministry of Housing
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The Ministry of Housing was established in 1985 when the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985) was divided into two separate Ministries.
The branches of the Ministry were grouped together under the administration of either the Deputy Minister or one of three Assistant Deputy Ministers. The divisions over which the Assistant Deputy Ministers presided were the Corporate Resources Management Division, the Housing Policy Division (renamed the Housing Planning and Policy Division in 1993), and the Housing Operations Division (originally named the Social Housing Division).
In addition, several agencies reported to the Legislature through the Minister of Housing. These included the Ontario Housing Corporation, the Ontario Mortgage Corporation, the Residential Tenancy Commission, the Residential Rental Standards Board, and the Rent Review Hearings Board.
The Ministry continued to exist until 1995, when it was re-joined with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to form the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1995- ).
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The Ministry of Housing was responsible for programs and strategies to ensure affordable rental housing for low and moderate income households in the province. Activities of the Ministry included: providing rent-geared-to-income housing; supporting municipal, private and co-operative non-profit housing; administering rent review legislation; developing and maintaining the Ontario Building and Plumbing Codes; and developing Ontario's building industry.
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Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Act, Statutes of Ontario 1981, Chap. 19
O.Regs. 374/85 and 375/85
No new legislation was passed establishing the Ministry of Housing in 1985, rather it continued to operate under the aegis of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Act of 1981. The powers and duties of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing under this Act, however, were transferred to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and to the Minister of Housing by the Ont. Regulations mentioned above.
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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
KWIC Indexes, 1985-1995
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1985-1996
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Date qualifiers have been added to the form of name for this agency to distinguish it from the Ministry of Housing (1973-1981). Canadiana Name Authorities, however doesn't do this, and gives the form of name simply as "Ontario. Ministry of Housing"
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R. Anger