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

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Communications Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1987-1993

      History

      The Communications Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology was established in 1987, replacing the Communications and Promotion Services Branch.

      The branch reported directly to the Deputy Minister.

      In 1993, the Branch was replaced with the Marketing and Public Affairs Branch as part of the new Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Communications Branch provided information about the Ontario Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology's role, programs and services to the general public, the business community and the media. The branch was also responsible for speeches, news releases, press conferences, and media relations, and for communications planning, advertising, publications, presentations and special events.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      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 Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1987-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Communications and Promotion Services Branch (1984-1987)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA947

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (1993-1995). Marketing and Public Affairs Branch (1993-1996)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA863

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (1993-1995). Marketing and Public Affairs Branch is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Communications Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA948

      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

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

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