Identity area
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Communications Branch
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Description area
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The Communications Branch was established in 1982 within the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Trade, replacing the Media Relations Branch of the former Communications Division of the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism.
The Branch formed a part of the Information and Support Services Division along with the Promotion Services Branch.
In 1984, the Communications Branch and the Promotion Services Branch were combined to form the Communications and Promotion Services Branch
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The Communications Branch provided information on the policies and programs of the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Trade to the news media, ministry clients groups and the public. It concentrated on editorial publicity and media relations.
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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
Archives of Ontario. Inventory 9 - Records of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (February 1997)
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
B. Krawczyk, R. Anger