Ontario. Ministry of Northern Affairs. Information Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Northern Affairs. Information Services Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Information Services Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1977-1985

      History

      The Information Services Branch was formed when the Ministry was created in 1977. By 1982 it had four sections, Inquiry; Information and Media; Graphics, and Library. By 1984 the number of sections was reduced to one, the Information and Media section. The Branch also supervised three information officers in regional branches in Sault Ste. Marie, Kenora, and Thunder Bay. These officers were attached to the Community Relations Branch of the Ministry.

      In 1985 the Branch became the Communications Branch of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Information Services Branch established communications policy for the Ministry of Northern Affairs, and advised other branches of the Ministry on communications problems. It provided media liaison services, answered public inquiries, and produced and distributed publications, news releases and audio-visual materials.

      The Branch was also responsible for Ontario North Now at Ontario Place, and for Ministry participation at trade shows (such as sportsmen and ski shows) held both in the Ontario and in the United States.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Northern Affairs (1977-1985)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA62

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Northern Affairs controls Ontario. Ministry of Northern Affairs. Information Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1977-1985

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. Communications Services Branch (1985-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2132

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. Communications Services Branch is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Northern Affairs. Information Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA2244

      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

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Kwic Index 1984

          Government of Ontario telephone directories

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Levi