Ontario. Protocol Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Protocol Services Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Protocol Services Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Protocol Services

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1972-1979

    History

    The Protocol Services Branch was created in 1972, absorbing some of the functions formerly held by the Communications Services Branch of the Department of Provincial Secretary and Citizenship. The Branch formed part of the General Services Division of the Ministry of Government Services.

    The Protocl Services Branhc ceased to exist in 1979, when it was replaced with the Office of Protocol within the Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Protocol Services Branch was responsible for providing protocol, logistics and hospitality support for initiatives such as visits to Ontario by foreign VIPs and travels abroad by Ontario government officials. The branch also provided the first point of contact for resident consular representatives, visiting diplomats and other foreign VIPs, and was the point of contact with the federal government on matters pertaining to visits, privileges and immunities.

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    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Government Services (1972-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA36

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Government Services controls Ontario. Protocol Services Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1972-1979

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Office of Protocol (1979-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA880

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Office of Protocol is the successor of Ontario. Protocol Services Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

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    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1557

    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

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        Sources

        Ministry of Government Services Annual Reports, 1972-1995.

        Maintenance notes

        Agency not found in Canadiana Authorities.

        Archivist(s):
        Crockett