Identity area
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Community Development Branch
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Description area
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The Community Development Branch was formed within the Ministry of Municipal Affairs in 1990, replacing the former Community Renewal Branch. It formed part of the Municipal Operations Division.
In 1995, the branch moved to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
The Community Development Branch ceased to exist in 1996, and had no immediate successor.
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The Community Development Branch assisted municipalities and communities in Ontario with community-based development initiatives, and to ensure that existing initiatives at the municipal level fell within the framework of defined provincial interests.
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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, 1990-1995.
Maintenance notes
Canadiana has an "Ontario. Community Development Branch" but it refers to an earlier branch of the same name in the Dept. of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship and the Ministry of Community and Social Services.
Archivist(s):
Bob Krawczyk