Ontario. Senior Citizens Program

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Senior Citizens Program

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Senior Citizens Program

    Other form(s) of name

    • Senior Citizens Services

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1980-1985

    History

    In 1980 the branch was called Senior Citizens Services and reported to the Adult Services Division. In 1981 the name was changed to Senior Citizens Program and reported to Children's and Adulst Operations.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    Senior Citizens Services aims to support programs to involve senior citizens in community and social services. In cooperation with municipalities and charitable organizations develops policy on and subsidizes Homes for the Aged, residential and extended care and social services for senior citizens. Subsidies are in the form of capital and operating grants. Assists in community outreach programs and alternatives to institutional care projects, e.g., meals-on-wheels, day care, vacation care & Senior Volunteers. Provides capital & operating grants for Elderly Persons Centres and grants for research on aging & related facilities.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services (1972-2018)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA35

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services controls Ontario. Senior Citizens Program

    Dates of relationship

    1980-1985

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Elderly Services Branch (1986-1990)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1603

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Elderly Services Branch is the successor of Ontario. Senior Citizens Program

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Senior Citizens' Branch and Office on Aging (1973-1979)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA985

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Senior Citizens' Branch and Office on Aging is the predecessor of Ontario. Senior Citizens Program

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA2149

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

    RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

    Status

    Preliminary

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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        Sources

        KWIC Index to the Government of Ontario

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Morrison