Ontario. Ministry of Skills Development. Communications and Marketing Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Skills Development. Communications and Marketing Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Communications and Marketing Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Ministry of Skills Development. Communications Branch

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1985-1993

    History

    In 1985, the Communications Branch was established as part of the Office of the Deputy Minister of the Ontario Ministry of Skills Development. In 1986, the branch's name was changed to Communications and Marketing Branch. In 1987, it became responsible for the Freedom of Information and Privacy program and French language services. The Freedom of Information and Privacy Program was transferred to the Legal Services Branch in 1989, and French language services to the Federal/ Provincial Relations Branch in 1990. When the Ministry of Skills Development was folded into the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training in February 1993 the branch became part of the Skills Development Department within the new Ministry. Later in 1993, it became part of the new Ontario Training and Adjustment Board.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Communications and Marketing Branch provided communications support to the Minister, Deputy Minister and program branches of the Ontario Ministry of Skills Development. Activities included media liaison, answering public inquiries, producing and distributing publications, news releases, speeches and audio visual material, organising special events/promotions, freedom of information and privacy, and French language services

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    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Skills Development (1985-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA80

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Skills Development controls Ontario. Ministry of Skills Development. Communications and Marketing Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1985-1993

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario Training and Adjustment Board. Communications and Marketing Branch (1993-1996)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA72

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario Training and Adjustment Board. Communications and Marketing Branch is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Skills Development. Communications and Marketing Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

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    Subject access points

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    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA71

    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 Index to Government Services

        Ontario Government Telephone Directories

        Archivist's Collection Files

        Maintenance notes

        Agency not in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

        Archivist(s):
        R. Anger