Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Subsidies Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Subsidies Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Subsidies Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Municipal Subsidies Branch

    • Ontario. Municipal Expenditures and Agency Relations Branch

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1964-1999

    History

    The Subsidies Branch was established in 1964 within the Department of Municipal Affairs, and was known until 1972 as the Municipal Subsidies Branch It did not have any immediate predecessor, but received staff from the Municipal Account Branch and from the Municipal Finance Branch, which continued to exist.

    It was moved to the new Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs in April, 1972. In 1978 it was moved to the new Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs where it remained until 1981. In that year it became part of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and in 1985 part of the newly constituted Ministry of Municipal Affairs.

    The Subsidies Branch underwent a reorganization in 1991 and was renamed the Subsidies Management Branch. Its new focus was as an advisory body for the Ministry with less direct involvement with municipal governments. In 1996 it was renamed the Municipal Expenditures and Agency Relations Branch.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Subsidies Branch provided the Ontario Department of Municipal Affairs and its successors with analysis and advice relating to the issue of provincial payments to local governments. This has included general transfers to enable municipalities to meet provincial standards, cash payments in lieu of property taxes for provincially owned properties and related matters.

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    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs (1934-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA21

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Municipal Affairs controls Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Subsidies Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1964-1972

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs (1972-1978)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA86

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs controls Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Subsidies Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1972-1978

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs (1978-)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA87

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs controls Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Subsidies Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1978-1981

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985) (1981-1985)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA93

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985) controls Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Subsidies Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1981-1985

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs (1985-1995)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA95

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs controls Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Subsidies Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1985-1995

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1995-2016) (1995-2016)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA96

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1995-2016) controls Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Subsidies Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1995-1999

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1248

    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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      Script(s)

        Sources

        Department of Municipal Affairs Annual Reports, 1961-1972; Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs Annual Reports, 1972-1978; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1978-1999.

        Canadiana Name Authorities.

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Crockett; Limkilde