Ontario. Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Culture and Strategic Policy Branch.

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Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Culture and Strategic Policy Branch.

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    • Culture and Strategic Policy Branch

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      2011-2016

      History

      The Culture and Strategic Policy Branch was created in 2011 as part of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, replacing the Policy Branch. It was comprised of three units: the Corporate and Strategic Policy Unit, Creative Cluster Policy Unit, and Culture Policy Unit. In 2017, the Culture and Strategic Policy Branch was renamed to the Culture Policy Branch after the Corporate and Strategic Policy Unit was moved to the Communications Branch.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Culture and Strategic Policy Branch was comprised of three units: the Corporate and Strategic Policy Unit, the Creative Cluster Policy Unit, and the Culture Policy Unit.

      The Corporate and Strategic Policy Unit focused on inter- and intra-governmental policy coordination, and strategic and multi-year planning.

      The Creative Cluster Policy Unit was responsible for Ontario's entertainment and creative cluster including the arts sector and cultural industries - film and television production, book and magazine publishing, sound recording, digital media and commercial theatre.

      The Culture Policy Unit focused on Ontario's cultural heritage resources, including built heritage and archaeology, public libraries, museums and Indigenous engagement.

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      Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport

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      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (2011-2019)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA154

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport controls Ontario. Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Culture and Strategic Policy Branch.

      Dates of relationship

      2011-2016

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture. Policy Branch (2008-2010)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2431

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture. Policy Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Culture and Strategic Policy Branch.

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      Authority record identifier

      CA2448

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      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

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      Approved

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      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 2011-2016; Results-based Plan Briefing Book 2011-2012: www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/publications/2011-12RbP.PDF http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/publications/2011-12RbP.PDF

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Delle Palme