Ontario. Treasury Board (1886-1971). Secretariat

• Treasury Board Secretariat

Although the Treasury Board possessed a Secretary as early as 1956, it was not until formal changes were made to the Financial Administration Act in 1962, that a permanent secretariat was established.

Initially, the Secretariat consisted of two branches - the Secretariat Branch and the Organization and Methods Services Branch. The Secretariat Branch had responsibility for managing the committee of cabinet functions of the Board, while the Organization and Methods Services Branch filled a management and budgetary advisory role which could be called upon by all ministries and agencies of government.

With the expansion of government activity through the 1960s, the number of branches attached to the Secretariat expanded accordingly, as did the Secretariat's authority over the activities of other government departments. Over time, it assumed responsibility for programs such as records management and the development of automated information systems within the public service.

The secretariat ceased to exist in 1971 and was replaced with the Secretariat of the Management Board of Cabinet.

The Treasury Board Secretariat was responsible for analysing the programs and expenditures of the Government of Ontario and for providing advice on these matters to the Treasury Board.

Financial Administration Act, Statutes of Ontario 1962, Chap. 43

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

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Directories and Guides to Services of the Government of Ontario, 1962-1967

Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1962-1972

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