Ontario. Welfare Allowances Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Welfare Allowances Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Welfare Allowances Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1957-1967

      History

      The Welfare Allowances Branch was established in 1957 within the Ontario Department of Public Welfare. The branch was created from the amalgamation of the Blind Persons', Disabled Persons', Old Age Assistance and Mothers' Allowances Branches.

      When the Family Benefits Act came into effect on April 1, 1967, the name of the Branch was changed to the Family Benefits Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Welfare Allowances Branch of the Ontario Department of Public Welfare was responsible for administering welfare allowances programs such as old age assistance, blind persons' allowances, disabled persons' allowances, and mothers' and dependent children's allowances.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare (1930-1967)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA39

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Public Welfare controls Ontario. Welfare Allowances Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1957-1967

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Old Age Assistance and Blind Persons' Allowances Branch (1952-1957)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA541

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Old Age Assistance and Blind Persons' Allowances Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Welfare Allowances Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Mothers' Allowances Branch (1952-1958)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA969

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Mothers' Allowances Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Welfare Allowances Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Child Welfare Branch (1951-1979)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA790

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Child Welfare Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Welfare Allowances Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Family Benefits Branch (1967-1973)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1269

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Family Benefits Branch is the successor of Ontario. Welfare Allowances Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA542

      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

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Directory and Guides to the Ontario Government

          MacTaggart, Hazel. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1956-1971 (1975)

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger