Commission to Study the Development of Graduate Programmes in Ontario Universities

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Commission to Study the Development of Graduate Programmes in Ontario Universities

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Commission to Study the Development of Graduate Programmes in Ontario Universities

    Other form(s) of name

    • Spinks Commission

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1965-1966

    History

    The Commission to Study the Development of Graduate Programmes in Ontario Universities was appointed jointly by the Committee on University Affairs of Ontario and the Committee of Presidents of Provincially-Assisted Universities in 1965. It submitted its final report in November, 1966. The Commission was also known as the Spinks Commission after its chairman, J.W.T. Spinks.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Commission to Study the Development of Graduate Programmes in Ontario Universities studied matters concerning the quality, need, introduction, and expansion of graduate education and research in Ontario and the financial support for these programmes and to make recommendations thereon to the Committee on University Affairs for the information and advice of the Committee.

    Address

    Order in Council 3771/65

    Internal structures/genealogy

    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 the Development of Graduate Programmes in Ontario Universities

    Dates of relationship

    1965-1966

    Description of relationship

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    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA127

    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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        Sources

        Ministry of Colleges and Universities Annual Reports

        Government of Ontario Telephone Directories

        Orders in Council

        Maintenance notes

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

        Archivist(s):
        R. Anger