Ontario. Ministry of Labour. Women's Program Division

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Labour. Women's Program Division

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Women's Program Division

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1973-1978

      History

      This Division was created in late 1973, headed by an Executive Director who reported to the Deputy Minister. It had under its jurisdiction the Women's Bureau and the Women Crown Employees Office. It was disbanded in 1978, and the two branches under its jurisdiction then reported directly to the Deputy Minister.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Women's Program Division was responsible for coordinating the programs to improve the status of women in the province. It oversaw programs across the Ontario government relating to issues such as salary negotiations, affirmative action initiatives, sex discrimination, Management by Results and other issues relating to the status of women.

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      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. Women's Program Division

      Dates of relationship

      1973-1978

      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1912

      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

          RG 7 inventory; Ministry of Labour annual report 1973-1974.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          John Dirks