Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Municipal Organization and Administration Branch
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Municipal Administration Branch
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Municipal Organization and Administration Branch was formed within the Department of Muncipal Affairs in 1951, and was originally known as the Municipal Administration Branch. It was renamed the Municipal Organization and Administation Branch in 1963.
The Municipal Organization and Administration Branch ceased to exist in 1972. It was replaced with the Local Government Organization Branch and the Advisory Services Branch, both of which formed part of the new Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Municipal Organization and Administration Branch provided municipalities in Ontario with advice on structures of governance and changes or improvements in the way in which municipal governments managed their responsibilities. It was also responsible for a wide variety of other supervisory activities outlined in the Municipal Act.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Department of Municipal Affairs Annual Reports, 1951-1972.
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities.
Archivist(s):
Crockett