Ontario. Social Assistance Programs Branch

Zone d'identification

Type d'entité

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Forme autorisée du nom

Ontario. Social Assistance Programs Branch

forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom

    Forme(s) du nom normalisée(s) selon d'autres conventions

    • Social Assistance Programs Branch

    Autre(s) forme(s) du nom

      Numéro d'immatriculation des collectivités

      Zone de description

      Dates d’existence

      1995-2001

      Historique

      The Social Assistance Programs Branch was established in 1995 under the Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities Division. The director of the Branch reported to the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Division.

      In 1995 the Branch consisted of 3 units: the Policy Development Unit, the Program Development Unit and the Statistics and Analysis Unit.

      In 1999, the Branch included the Information Sharing and Fraud Control Unit, the Operational Policy Unit, Program and Accountability Unit and the Statistics and Analysis Unit.

      In 2001, the Social Assistance Program Branch ceased to exist and the functions were transferred to Branches specifically looking after each program including the Ontario Works Branch and the Ontario Disabilities Support Program Branch.

      Lieux

      Statut légal

      Fonctions et activités

      The function of the Social Assistance Programs Branch was to ensure that a responsive system of financial assistance enabled eligible persons in financial need to obtain a basic level of allowances and benefits through social assistance programs.

      These programs included Family Benefits (FBA), General Welfare Assistance (GWA), Handicapped Children's Benefit (HCB) and in 1998, with the passing of the Social Assistance Reform Act (SARA), Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).

      The Branch was responsible for reviewing and developing Cabinet submissions, working on contentious policy issues, developing projects and programs, program support, approving regulations, developing and approving guidelines and liasing with the Program Management Division to ensure that implementable policies were developed.

      The Branch was also responsible for statistical analysis and forecasting of social assistance caseloads and expenditures as well as conducting research and in-depth analysis of social assistance and labour market trends.

      The Branch was not responsible for the delivery of the programs. This was done by area offices under the Program Management Division.

      Adresse

      Organisation interne/Généalogie

      Contexte général

      Zone des relations

      Entité associée

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

      Identifier of related entity

      AA35

      Type de relation

      hiérarchique

      Type de relation

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services contrôles Ontario. Social Assistance Programs Branch

      Dates de la relation

      Description de la relation

      Zone des points d'accès

      Mots-clés - Sujets

      Mots-clés - Lieux

      Epithet

      Zone du contrôle

      Identifiant de notice d'autorité

      CA2202

      Identifiant du service d'archives

      Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

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

      Statut

      Approved

      Niveau de détail

      Dates de production, de révision et de suppression

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Langue(s)

        Écriture(s)

          Sources

          KWIC indexes 1995-2001

          Notes de maintenance

          Archivist(s):
          Bokovay