Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Computer and Telecommunications Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Computer and Telecommunications Services Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Computer and Telecommunications Services Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Information and Computer Systems Branch

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1978-1997

    History

    The Computer and Telecommunications Services Branch of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General was established in 1978 as the Information and Computer Systems Branch, acquiring the functions of the Systems Development Branch. In 1985, the name of the branch was changed to the Computer and Telecommunications Services Branch. In 1997, the branch was amalgamated with the Information Resources Division of the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services to form the Integrated Justice Information Technology Division.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Computer and Telecommunications Services Branch of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General was responsible for the development of new computer systems within the Ministry, as well as the enhancement and support of systems already in place. The branch was also involved in evaluating and supporting office automation and records management products. In addition, the branch provided walk-in support, training and consulting services to Ministry end- users of computer systems.

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    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. Computer and Telecommunications Services Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1978-1997

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Systems Development Branch (1971-1978)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA227

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Systems Development Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Computer and Telecommunications Services Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Integrated Justice Information Technology Division (1997-)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA253

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Integrated Justice Information Technology Division is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Computer and Telecommunications Services Branch

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    Description of relationship

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    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA248

    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

        KWIC Indexes, 1975-1997

        Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1970-1996

        Maintenance notes

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

        Archivist(s):
        R. Anger