Commission to Study Post-Secondary Education in Ontario

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Commission to Study Post-Secondary Education in Ontario

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Commission to Study Post-Secondary Education in Ontario

    Other form(s) of name

    • Wright Commission

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1969-1972

    History

    The Commission to Study Post-Secondary Education in Ontario was appointed by the Minister of University Affairs in 1969. It submitted a preliminary report, entitled Post-Secondary Education in Ontario: A Statement of Issues, in November, 1970, and a final report, entitled The Learning Society, to the Minister of Colleges and Universities, in December, 1972. The Commission was also known as the Wright Commission after its first chairman, Douglas T. Wright.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Commission to Study Post-Secondary Education in Ontario examined and made recommendations on steps required to ensure the effective development of post-secondary education in Ontario during the 1970s and 1980s.

    Address

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    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of University Affairs (1964-1971)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA74

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of University Affairs controls Commission to Study Post-Secondary Education in Ontario

    Dates of relationship

    1969-1971

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Colleges and Universities (1971-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA77

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Colleges and Universities controls Commission to Study Post-Secondary Education in Ontario

    Dates of relationship

    1971-1972

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities (1972-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA4

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities controls Commission to Study Post-Secondary Education in Ontario

    Dates of relationship

    1972

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

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    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA126

    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

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      Script(s)

        Sources

        Ministry of Colleges and Universities Annual Reports

        Government of Ontario Telephone Directories

        Maintenance notes

        Not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

        Archivist(s):
        R. Anger