Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Subsidies Branch

• Subsidies Branch

• Ontario. Municipal Subsidies Branch

• Ontario. Municipal Expenditures and Agency Relations Branch

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.

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.

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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.

Archivist(s):
Crockett; Limkilde