Identity area
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Human Resources Branch
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Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Personnel Services Branch
Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Human Resources and Personnel Development Branch
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Description area
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The Human Resources Branch was originally known as the Personnel Services Branch from 1972 to 1982. In 1983, the branch was renamed the Human Resources and Personnel Development Branch and in 1986, it was renamed the Human Resources Branch.
From 1972 to 1985, the Branch reported to the Finance and Administration Division. In 1986, it began reporting to the Corporate Resources Division which later became the Corporate Managment Division, to which the Branch reports as of 2009.
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The Human Resources Branch provides the ministry's human resources management program including: establishing ministry human resource policies and procedures, coordination and delivery of the ministry HR Plan, implementing new initiatives to meet workplace quality goals, organizational design and performance management.
The branch approves appropriate classification levels for all employees and provides such services as staff recruitment, employee counselling, labour relations, occupational health and safety services and technical training and development at the ministry level. The branch also coordinates the Continuity of Operations Program for the ministry.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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KWIC Indexes and Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, INFO-GO
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Archivist(s):
Sadinsky