Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Communications Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Communications Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Communications Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Public Education and Community Relations Branch

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1977-

    History

    The Communications Branch was established in 1977 in response to increased public demand for information on the activities of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General and on the judicial system in general. In 1978 the branch was transferred to the Policy Development Division where it remained until 1981. Since then, the branch has reported directly to the Deputy Attorney General. In 1997, the branch was renamed the Public Education and Community Relations Branch and that name remained in effect until 1998 when it was re-established as the Communications Branch.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Communications Branch provided information services and established communications policies for the Ministry of the Attorney General. It also provided advice to other branches on communications issues and provided support to the activities of the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General. The branch also communicated with news media, and produced and distributed publications, audio-visual materials, news releases and speeches.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General (1972-)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA72

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General controls Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Communications Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1977-

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

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    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA233

    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

        Annual Reports of the Ministry of the Attorney General, 1974-1992

        Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1968-1996

        Directory and Guide to Services of the Ontario Government, 1964-1967

        KWIC Indexes, 1977-2006

        Maintenance notes

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

        Archivist(s):
        R. Anger/revised Bourolias