Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Social Services Division
Other form(s) of name
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Social Services Division was created in the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services in 1973 assuming administrative functions formerly dispersed throughout the ministry. Throughout its existence this division reported to the Deputy Minister. The division was disbanded in 1977 and its functions were scattered throughout the ministry.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Social Services Division co- ordinated the administration of Ontario programs relating to child welfare, day care services, rehabilitation services, and senior citizens’ services. In addition, the division administered programs aimed at preventing people and families from prolonged dependence on public assistance. These programs included counselling for families in crises (i.e. impending family breakdown), financial/debt management counselling, and household management training. Moreover, the division oversaw the child abuse committee, a body established to examine the issue of child abuse and to help prevent, detect ,and treat the same.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
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Category of relationship
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Access points area
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Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Script(s)
Sources
Ministry of Community and Social Services Annual Reports, 1972- 1978; Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Bill Hughey