Ontario. Recreation Division

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Recreation Division

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Recreation Division

    Other form(s) of name

    • Sport, Recreation and Ministry Regional Services Division

    • Sport and Recreation Division

    • Culture, Sport and Recreation Division

    • Sports, Culture and Tourism Partnerships Secretariat

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1983-2006

    History

    The Recreation Division was created in 1983 when the Community Programs, Sports and Recreation Division of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation was renamed.

    At its creation, the division comprised the Recreation Branch, Sports and Fitness Branch, and Community Programs. In 1984, Community Programs was transferred to the Field Services Division. During 1990, the Sports and Fitness Branch and the Recreation Branch were dismantled when the Recreation Division was reorganized. Two new branches, the Recreation Policy Branch and the Provincial Recreation Programs Branch, were created. From 1982 to 1992, the Recreation Division maintained a Central Files office, with a block numeric file plan.

    In February of 1993 the Recreation Division was incorporated into the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation when that Ministry was created.

    From 1996 to 1997, the functions of the Recreation Division were assumed by Sport, Recreation and Ministry Regional Services Division within the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation.

    In 1998 the division was renamed the Sport and Recreation Division.

    The following year the division was renamed again. From 1999 to 2001, it was the Culture, Sport and Recreation Division.

    In 2001, the division was moved under the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation.

    From 2002 to 2005, the division was titled the Sports, Culture and Tourism Partnerships Secretariat under the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation. The Secretariat continued under the same name within the Ministry of Tourism in 2006.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Recreation Division provided specialized consultation services and programs in the areas of sports, recreation and physical fitness. The division also assisted in the development of sports, fitness and recreation facilities in Ontario.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Recreation (1982-1993) (1982-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA6

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Recreation (1982-1993) controls Ontario. Recreation Division

    Dates of relationship

    1983-1993

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation (1993-1995)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA7

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation controls Ontario. Recreation Division

    Dates of relationship

    1993-1995

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation (1995-2001)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA11

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

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

    Dates of relationship

    1995-2001

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Recreation (2002-2005) (2002-2005)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA123

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Tourism and Recreation (2002-2005) controls Ontario. Recreation Division

    Dates of relationship

    2002-2005

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Tourism (2005-2010) (2005-2010)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA142

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Tourism (2005-2010) controls Ontario. Recreation Division

    Dates of relationship

    2005-2006

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Community Programs, Sports and Recreation Division (1980-1983)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA599

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Community Programs, Sports and Recreation Division is the predecessor of Ontario. Recreation Division

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA600

    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

        Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1983-2006.

        KWIK Indexes to Services of the Ontario Government, 1983-2006.

        Annual Reports of the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation, 1982/83 to 1991/92.

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Robert Anger; J. Rossiter