Ontario. Ministry of the Status of Women

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of the Status of Women

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    • Ministry of the Status of Women

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      History

      The Ministry of the Status of Women was created in January 2017 when the Premier of Ontario announced a new stand-alone ministry in place of the former Ontario Women's Directorate.

      From 2017-2018, the ministry was overseen by the Minister of the Status of Women.

      In 2018, the ministry's functions became non-portfolio responsibilities, overseen by the Minister Responsible for Women's Issues.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Ministry of the Status of Women was responsible for women's issues including working to end violence against women and increasing women's economic security and equality.

      The ministry collaborated with women's organizations across government to: advance women's economic and social equality; apply a gender equity lens across government policies and programs; support safety of women; improve women's economic security; and offer innovative violence prevention education programs and training programs for jobs and entrepreneurship.

      The ministry also provided grants to organizations that offer innovative violence prevention education programs and training programs for jobs and entrepreneurship.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Status of Women. Office of the Minister (2017-2018)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2373

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Status of Women. Office of the Minister is controlled by Ontario. Ministry of the Status of Women

      Dates of relationship

      2017-2018

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario Women's Directorate (1983-2017)

      Identifier of related entity

      BA123

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario Women's Directorate is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of the Status of Women

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      Description of relationship

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      Authority record identifier

      AA158

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      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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          Archivist(s):
          Sadinsky