British Columbia. Unemployment Relief Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Government

Authorized form of name

British Columbia. Unemployment Relief Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

  • Unemployment Relief Branch

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Description area

Dates of existence

1933-1939

History

The Unemployment Relief Branch began in the summer of 1931 when the Government of British Columbia created a committee of the Executive Council called the Unemployment Relief Committee. This committee, with the Minister of Labour as Chair, also included the Minister of Public Works, the Provincial Secretary and the Minister of Finance. The purpose of the committee was to set up a system of direct relief for unemployed men and to work with the Federal and Municipal governments regarding programs and finance for same. Registration for relief was conducted by the Employment Service of Canada in conjunction with Government Agents, Provincial Police, District Engineers and Municipal Relief Officers. 237 work camps were erected and equipped. The "Relief Act" of 1933 transferred the work to the Unemployment Relief Branch under the Dept. of Labour where it continued until at least 1939.

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C Government Name

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Relationships area

Related entity

British Columbia. Dept. of Labour (1917-1976)

Identifier of related entity

24

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

British Columbia. Dept. of Labour

controls

British Columbia. Unemployment Relief Branch

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Description of relationship

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Authority record identifier

4503

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised Khughes 2021-12-23

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Sources

Central Name Authority File
Annual Report of the Department of Labour, 1933

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