Ontario. Ministry of Research and Innovation. Communications Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Research and Innovation. Communications Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Direction des communications

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

  • Communications Branch

Other form(s) of name

  • Communications and Stakeholder Outreach Branch

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Description area

Dates of existence

2005-2011

History

The Communications and Stakeholder Outreach Branch was formed in 2005 within the Ministry of Research and Innovation. It reports directly to the Deputy Minister.

In 2008, the Communications and Stakeholder Outreach Branch was renamed the Communications Branch within the Ministry of Research and Innovation.

In 2011, the Ministry of Research and Innovation became part of the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation.

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Functions, occupations and activities

The Communications Branch provides strategic communication advice and support to the Deputy Minister and Minister of Research and Innovation. Through communications services and products, the branch supports policies and programs which drive Ontario's research and innovation agenda. In addition, this branch engages with stakeholders and fosters a culture of innovation in Ontario through stakeholder outreach and promotion.

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General context

Relationships area

Related entity

Ontario. Ministry of Research and Innovation (2005-2011)

Identifier of related entity

AA140

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Ontario. Ministry of Research and Innovation controls Ontario. Ministry of Research and Innovation. Communications Branch

Dates of relationship

2005-2011

Description of relationship

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Control area

Authority record identifier

CA2392

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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      Sources

      KWIK Indexes and government telephone directories for the years 2006-2011 (except for 2007, which was not published).

      Maintenance notes

      Archivist(s):
      Coffey