Ontario. Curriculum Development Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Curriculum Development Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Curriculum Development Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1976

      History

      The Curriculum Development Branch was created in April, 1972, when the Department of Education was reorganized into the Ministry of Education. The former Curriculum Branch of the Department of Education was divided into two new branches: Curriculum Development Branch and Curriculum Services Branch.

      The Curriculum Development Branch was part of the Education Development Division.

      The Curriculum Development Branch and the Curriculum Services Branch were amalgamated in June 1976, re-creating the Curriculum Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Curriculum Development Branch was responsible for identifying the educational needs and concerns of students and society in Ontario, developing curriculum guidelines, stimulating the preparation of curriculum materials, evaluating curriculum materials for use in schools, and publishing Circular 14, which listed books approved for use in Ontario schools.

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      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. Curriculum Development Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1976

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Curriculum Branch (1976-1984) (1976-1984)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1637

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Curriculum Branch (1976-1984) is the successor of Ontario. Curriculum Development Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Curriculum Branch (1965-1972) (1965-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1640

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Curriculum Branch (1965-1972) is the predecessor of Ontario. Curriculum Development Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1639

      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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          Canadiana Name Authorities

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Gorton