Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Information Services Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Information Services Branch was created when the Ministry of the Environment was established in 1972.
The Branch was headed by a Director and employed information officers, communication officers, librarians, photographers and researchers.
In 1983 the Information Services Branch became the Communications Branch.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Information Services Branch established communications policy for the Ministry of the Environment, provided support to the Minister and the Deputy Minister and offered advice to other branches. Its activities included liaising with the media, answering public inquiries and producing and distributing publications, news releases and audio-visual materials.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
KWIC Index
Government of Ontario Telephone Directory
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Mokler