Ontario. Architectural Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Architectural Services Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Architectural Services Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1964-1971

      History

      The Architectural Services Branch of the Ontario Department of University Affairs was established in 1964. In October 1971, the Branch was absorbed into the newly formed Capital Support Branch of the newly established Ontario Department (later Ministry) of Colleges and Universities.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Architectural Services Branch undertook the assessment of requests for financial assistance for capital (building) projects from the provincially assisted universities. The Branch also provided resources to the Committee on University Affairs on matters such as capital allocations, capital entitlements, student housing, formula standards, long range projections, space usage, and facility age and quality evaluations. As well, the Branch advised the Senior Co- ordinating Committee for the Health Sciences in its direction of the expansion of health sciences facilities.

      Address

      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 Ontario. Architectural Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1964-1971

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Capital Support Branch (1971-1973)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA119

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Capital Support Branch is the successor of Ontario. Architectural Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA118

      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

          Department of Colleges University Affairs Annual Reports

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directories

          Maintenance notes

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

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger