Ontario. Social Development Services Division

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Social Development Services Division

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Social Development Services Division

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1970-1972

      History

      The Social Development Services Division was created within the Ontario Department of Social and Family Services in 1970 assuming many of the functions formerly administered by the Programs Division. The division reported to the Deputy Minister throughout it existence. The Social Development Services Division was discontinued in 1972 and its functions were assumed by the Assistance and Rehabilitation Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Social Development Services Division was responsible for policy development and program delivery in the following areas: family benefits and services, seniors’ services, vocational rehabilitation services, municipal welfare administration, field services (i.e. community based social services), and legal aid assessment. In addition the division oversaw Project Daycare, a program designed to construct several new day nurseries throughout Ontario, and Project 500, a program aimed at finding jobs for 500 unemployed young persons meeting certain criteria.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Social and Family Services (1967-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA41

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Social and Family Services controls Ontario. Social Development Services Division

      Dates of relationship

      1970-1972

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA986

      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

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        Script(s)

          Sources

          Department of Social and Family Services Annual Reports, 1969- 1972; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1969- 1972; Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Bill Hughey