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Mothers' Allowances Branch
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Ontario. Mothers' and Dependent Children's Allowances Branch
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The Mothers' Allowances Branch was created within the Ontario Department of Public Welfare in 1952, assuming the functions of the Mothers' Allowances Commission.
Throughout its existence the branch reported directly to the Deputy Minister. Between 1956 and 1957 the branch was known as the Mothers' and Dependent Childrens' Allowances Branch.
In 1958, the branch was dissolved and its functions were combined with several other welfare related functions in the Welfare Allowances Branch.
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The Mothers' Allowances Branch received applications and determined eligibility for financial allowances for Ontario families incapable of earning an income otherwise. The vast majority of applicants were widows, mothers deserted by their husbands, or families where the husband was permanently incapacitated. From 1956 allowances were also given to permanently unemployable fathers raising children in the absence of a mother.
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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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Department of Public Welfare Annual Reports, 1951-1958.
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Bill Hughey