Ontario. Aboriginal Education Council

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Aboriginal Education Council

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Aboriginal Education Council

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Native Education Council

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1991-1996

    History

    The Aboriginal Education Council was established by Order in Council on September 18, 1991, and was originally known as the Native Education Council. In August 1992, the Council was officially renamed the Aboriginal Education Council.

    The Council consisted of one voting member from each of the following organizations: The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians, Grand Council Treaty #3, Nishnawbe-Aski Nation, Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres, Six Nations of the Grand River, Union of Ontario Indians and Ontario Metis Aboriginal Association.

    The Council was discontinued in 1996, at which time some of the activities of the Council were transferred to the Colleges Branch and the Universities Branch of the Ministry of Education.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Aboriginal Education Council identified and assessed the postsecondary educational issues within the Aboriginal community in order to recommend policy proposals. It also examined policy proposals referred to it by the Minister to evaluate their impact on Aboriginal education. The council was responsible for advising the Minister on the planning and the development of Aboriginal services and programs at the university and college levels.

    The Council liaised with the Ontario Council of Regents, the Ontario Council on University Affairs and the Advisory Committee on Francophone Affairs.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993) (1972-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA78

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993) controls Ontario. Aboriginal Education Council

    Dates of relationship

    1991-1993

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Education and Training (1993-1999)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA79

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Education and Training controls Ontario. Aboriginal Education Council

    Dates of relationship

    1993-1996

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Colleges Branch (1996-2008)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1868

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Colleges Branch is the successor of Ontario. Aboriginal Education Council

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA2142

    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

        KWIC Indexes 1991-1996

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Birrell