Ontario. Multiculturalism and Citizenship Division

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Multiculturalism and Citizenship Division

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Multiculturalism and Citizenship Division

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1981-1987

      History

      The Multiculturalism and Citizenship Division was established in 1981 within the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation, and took over the responsibilities of the former Citizenship Division.

      The Multiculturalism and Citizenship Division consisted of the Native Services Branch, the Newcomer Services Branch and the Citizenship Development Branch.

      In October, 1987 the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship was formed which assumed the responsibilities of the Multiculturalism and Citizenship Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Multiculturalism and Citizenship Division was responsible for programs which promoted the participation of all Ontarians in the econmic, political and social life of the province and which fostered cultural retention and sharing among multicultural communities.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation (1975-1982)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA5

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation controls Ontario. Multiculturalism and Citizenship Division

      Dates of relationship

      1981-1982

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship and Culture (1982-1987)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA9

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship and Culture controls Ontario. Multiculturalism and Citizenship Division

      Dates of relationship

      1982-1987

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship (1987-1995) (1987-1995)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA31

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship (1987-1995) is the successor of Ontario. Multiculturalism and Citizenship Division

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation. Citizenship Division (1978-1981)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA526

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Recreation. Citizenship Division is the predecessor of Ontario. Multiculturalism and Citizenship Division

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA527

      Institution identifier

      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

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directory, Spring 1986.

          Annual Reports of the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture, 1982/83 to 86/87.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Bob Krawczyk, Robert Anger