Metro Toronto Community Services
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Metro Toronto Community Services was a department within the former Regional Municipality
of Metropolitan Toronto
.
The department was responsible for a variety of community-related services not provided by the local municipalities:
The department was headed by the Commissioner of Community Services.
This department is now under Toronto Community Services
.
Regional municipality
A regional municipality is a type of Canadian municipal government similar to and at the same municipal government level as a county, although the specific structure and servicing responsibilities may vary from place to place...
of Metropolitan Toronto
Metropolitan Toronto
The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was a senior level of municipal government in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada area from 1954 to 1998. It was created out of York County and was a precursor to the later concept of a regional municipality, being formed of smaller municipalities but having more...
.
The department was responsible for a variety of community-related services not provided by the local municipalities:
- social services
- welfare
- hostels and shelters
- community services
The department was headed by the Commissioner of Community Services.
This department is now under Toronto Community Services
Toronto Community Services
The department responsible for providing* social services* housing and shelters for homeless* day care* old age homesThis department was part of Metro Toronto Community Services department....
.