Identity area
Type of entity
Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Ministry of Labour. Policy Branch
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Policy Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1984-1991
History
The Policy Branch was established in 1985 as part of the Labour Policy and Programs Division. It existed until July 1991, with the internal reorganization of the Ministry and the establishment of the Policy Division.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
As part of the Labour Policy and Programs Division, the Policy Branch was responsible for providing information, advice and analysis to the Minister of Labour and senior Ministry officials regarding the development, adoption and implementation of policies, programs and legislation related to the workplace.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Labour (1972-)
Identifier of related entity
AA43
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Labour controls Ontario. Ministry of Labour. Policy Branch
Dates of relationship
1984-1991
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Industrial Relations Division (1972-1993)
Identifier of related entity
CA1733
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Industrial Relations Division is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Labour. Policy Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Labour. Research Branch (1972-1984)
Identifier of related entity
CA1803
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Labour. Research Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Labour. Policy Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
CA1819
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
For Review
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
KWIC Indexes to Government Services, Ontario Government Telephone Directories
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
John Dirks