Identity area
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Regional Operations Branch
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Field Services Branch (1978-1989)
Field Management Branch (1990-1994)
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The Regional Operations Branch was originally created in 1978 as the Field Services Branch in the Local Government Division of the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs.
ln a 1979 restructuring, the Field Services Branch moved to the Local Government Division in the Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs.
In 1981, the Field Services Branch moved to the newly created Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The Ministry shed its housing function in 1985 so that from 1985-1995 the Field Services Branch was part of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. During this period, in 1990, the branch was renamed the Field Management Branch.
In 1995 the Ministries of Municipal Affairs and Housing re-joined and in the new ministry, the Field Management Branch was renamed the Regional Operations Branch under the Assistant Deputy Minister of Municipal Operations.
In 1999 the Regional Operations Branch disappeared as regional offices, now known as Municipal Services Offices, were made directly reponsible to the Provincial-Municipal Relations Division in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. A new Municipal Support Services Branch was created to which the staff of the Regional Operations Branch was transfered.
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The Regional Operations Branch, through its regional offices supported local government by providing services, programs and advice on a broad range of municipal issues including: municipal finance and administration, land-use planning, community improvement, boundary negotiation and other municipal structure issues.
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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
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1975-1999
KWIC Index to Services, 1975-1990
Ministry of Municipal Affairs annual reports, 1981-1982
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Diamond; Smith