Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Media Relations Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Media Relations Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Media Relations Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1980-1983

      History

      The Media Relations Branch was formed in 1980 as part of the Communications Division of the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism. It resulted from a reorganization of the Division which saw the Communications Services Branch divided into three new branches, including the Media Relations Branch.

      The branch became part of the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Trade in 1982. The branch ceased to exist in 1983 during a reorganization of the Communications Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Media Relations Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism was responsible for media liaison and promotions programs, including the Visit Ontario Program.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Tourism (1972-1982)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA13

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Tourism controls Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Media Relations Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1980-1982

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Trade (1982-1985)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA24

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Trade controls Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Media Relations Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1982-1983

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Communications Services Branch (1974-1980)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA604

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Communications Services Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Media Relations Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA607

      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

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        Script(s)

          Sources

          Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1987-1993.

          KWIK Indexes to Services of the Ontario Government, 1987-1993.

          Annual Reports of the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, 1981/82.

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Archivist(s):
          Robert Anger