Identity area
Type of entity
Higher-level Ontario government office (type B)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1934-1946
History
The Reformatories and Prisons Branch was established in 1934, replacing the Office of the Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities which by 1931, was no longer responsible for public charities, hospitals or asylums.
The Branch formed a part of the Ontario Department of the Provincial Secretary and was presided over by a Deputy Provincial Secretary.
In 1946, the Prisons and Reformatories Branch was elevated to Department status, becoming the Department of Reform Institutions.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Reformatories and Prisons Branch inspected and maintained standards for reformatories, prisons, and training schools in Ontario.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary (1867-1961)
Identifier of related entity
AA27
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary controls Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch
Dates of relationship
1934-1946
Description of relationship
Related entity
Grand View School (Cambridge, Ont.) (1933-1976)
Identifier of related entity
CA2378
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Grand View School (Cambridge, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch
Dates of relationship
1937-1946
Description of relationship
Related entity
Hillcrest School (Guelph, Ont.) (1941-1978)
Identifier of related entity
CA2379
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Hillcrest School (Guelph, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch
Dates of relationship
1941-1946
Description of relationship
Related entity
Pine Ridge School (Bowmanville, Ont.) (1925-1979)
Identifier of related entity
CA2383
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Pine Ridge School (Bowmanville, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch
Dates of relationship
1937-1946
Description of relationship
Related entity
St. John's School (Toronto, Ont.) (1894-1985)
Identifier of related entity
CA2385
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
St. John's School (Toronto, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch
Dates of relationship
1937-1946
Description of relationship
Related entity
St. Joseph's School (Alfred, Ont.) (1933-1981)
Identifier of related entity
CA2386
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
St. Joseph's School (Alfred, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch
Dates of relationship
1937-1946
Description of relationship
Related entity
St. Mary's School (Toronto, Ont.) (1900-1973)
Identifier of related entity
CA2387
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
St. Mary's School (Toronto, Ont.) is controlled by Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch
Dates of relationship
1937-1946
Description of relationship
Related entity
Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women (1880-1969)
Identifier of related entity
CA2390
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women is controlled by Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch
Dates of relationship
1937-1946
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Reform Institutions (1946-1968)
Identifier of related entity
AA75
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Reform Institutions is the successor of Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Inspector of Asylums, Prisons and Public Charities (1868-1934)
Identifier of related entity
CA444
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Inspector of Asylums, Prisons and Public Charities is the predecessor of Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
BA760
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
MacTaggart, Hazel. Publications for the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955 (1964).
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Archivist(s):
Anger