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Rural Organizations and Services Branch
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The Rural Organizations and Services Branch was created on April 1, 1982 within the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and resulted from an amalgamation of the Home Economics Branch, the Agricultural Manpower Service, the Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch, and the Youth Extension Section.
The branch formed part of the Education and Research Division between 1982 and 1990, and the Agricultural and Rural Services Division between 1990 and 1993.
In March 1993, the branch was dissolved and its duties transferred to the newly created Leadership and Organization Development.
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The Rural Organizations and Services Branch provided advisory services and resources to rural organizations in Ontario, including the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario, agricultural societies, horticultural societies, Junior Farmer's Associations, and other organizations. The branch also coordinated the province's 4-H program, and provided home economics educational programs.
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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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Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1982- 1994
Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12- 24
KWIK Index to services of the Ontario Government, Spring 1986.
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Paul McIlroy