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Policy and Farm Finance Division
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The Policy and Farm Finance Division was established in 1995 and took on many of the duties of the Policy and Planning Division.
Originally, the division was made up of four branches: the Policy Analysis Branch, Policy and Program Coordination Branch, Crop Insurance and Stabilization Branch and the Farm Assistance Programs Branch. It evolved to include the Food Safety Policy Branch and the Strategic Policy Branch.
In 2005 the Policy and Farm Finance Division was replaced with the newly formed Policy and Planning Division.
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The Policy and Farm Finance Division provided the ministry, government and industry with interpretive agricultural economic information, coordinated and analysed agriculture and food policy developments in the federal and provincial arenas and provides a range of publications and farm market broadcasts for the media and industry. This division was also responsible for the administration of financial assistance, incentive programs and insurance protection to farmers.
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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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KWIC Index
Government of Ontario Telephone Directory
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Archivist(s):
Mokler