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Municipal Welfare Consulting Branch
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Municipal Welfare Consulting Unit
Municipal Welfare Secretariat
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The Branch was formed as a result of a ministry reorganization in 1974, assuming the functions of the Municipal Welfare Administration Branch. Led by a Director who reported to the Assistant Deputy Minister -Delivery, the Branch consisted of a Special Services Unit, a Homemakers Unit, Consolodation and Consultation Unit and Finance and Statistical Unit
The name and reporting structure of the Branch changed several times between 1974 and 1978. In 1975, the Branch was called the Municipal Welfare Unit and reported to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Program Development. The Branch's name changed in 1976 to the Municipal Welfare Consulting Branch, with the director reporting to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Services.
The Municipal Welfare Consulting Branch expanded in 1977 taking on responsibility for the Soldiers' Aid Commission (assisting war veterans with extraordinary expenses), desertion services (helping locate spouses that have deserted their families), legal aid assessment and subsidizing credit counselling services.
The Branch was disbanded in December 1978 and most of its functions transferred to the newly created Income Maintenance Branch.
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The Municipal Welfare Consulting Branch delivered programs and advised municipalities and Native Band Councils in the administration of the General Welfare Assistance Act and Regulations, centrally and through the offices of the District Directors of the Ministry of Community and Social Services.
Welfare assistance policy and program development was the responsibility of the Policy Analysis and Financial Planning Secretariat and not this branch.
The programs overseen by the Welfare Assistance Branch provided income support to eligible recipients to ist with ordinary living expenses and special assistance. Programs were also intended to provide supplementary for expenses such as dental, optical , funeral costs or other extraordinary needs.
The Branch also supported programs to assist municipalities with the administration of the Homemakers and Nurses Services Act and Regulations. Through support of programs to provide homecare and nursing assistance to the elderly, chronically ill, convalescent or other disabled persons in need, the ministry aimed to to preserve, maintain and strengthen family life.
Branch was also responsible for supporting credit counselling services for aid recipients within Districts and municipalities.
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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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Sources
Ontario Government KWIK Index (1973-1980)l; Ministry of Community and Social Services Annual Reports, (1973-1980); Ontario Government Phone Directories.
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Archivist(s):
Ledwell