Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Communications and Promotion Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Communications and Promotion Services Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Communications and Promotion Services Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1984-1987

      History

      The Communications and Promotion Services Branch was established in 1984 within the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Trade, when the Communications Branch and the Promotion Services Branch were combined. The Branch reported directly to the Deputy Minister.

      In 1985, the Communications and Promotion Services Branch became part of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology.

      In 1987, the Communications and Promotion Services Branch was replaced by the Communications Branch.

      Places

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Communications and Promotion Services Branch communicated information about the programs and services of the Ontario Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology to the Ontario public, the business community, and investors and buyers in the province and abroad. The branch also designed and published audiovisual productions, domestic and international advertising campaigns, and handled media relations and public enquiries.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      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, Trade and Technology. Communications and Promotion Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1984-1985

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology (1985-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA25

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology controls Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Communications and Promotion Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1985-1987

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Trade. Communications Branch (1982-1984)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA794

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Trade. Communications Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Communications and Promotion Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Trade. Promotion Services Branch (1982-1984)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA949

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Trade. Promotion Services Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Communications and Promotion Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Communications Branch (1987-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA948

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Communications Branch is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Communications and Promotion Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA947

      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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          Sources

          Archives of Ontario. Inventory 9 - Records of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (February 1997)

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          B. Krawczyk, R. Anger