Ontario. Dept. of Education. Office of the Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Education. Office of the Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Minister

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1876-1972

      History

      The first Minister of Education was appointed in February, 1876, when the "Act Respecting the Education Department" (39 Vic., Chap 16) converted the Department of Public Instruction into the Department of Education. Previously, the Department of Public Instruction had been administered by an appointed official, the Chief Superintendent (Egerton Ryerson), and the Provincial Secretary represented the Department in the Legislature. Initially, the Department of Education was officially a Committee of the Executive Council, with the Minister of Education as one of its members. This situation was changed by the "Department of Education Act," 1909 (Edw. VI 8, Chap. 88), under which the Department was given the same structure as other Departments of the Government of Ontario.

      The Minister of Education was responsible for the university sector from the Department of Education's formation in 1876, and this situation continued after the Department of University Affairs was created in 1964. The Minister of Education assumed responsibility for the newly created Department but maintained separate offices for both Departments. In 1971 a separate Minister was appointed for each Department. In 1972 the Department of Education was transformed into the Ministry of Education and the position of Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education was created with its own office.

      The following individuals were Ministers of Education: Adam Crooks (February 19, 1876-1883); A. S. Hardy (January 19, 1883-November 23, 1883); G. W. Ross (November 23, 1883-1899); Richard Harcourt (October 21, 1899-1905); Dr. R. A. Pyne (February 8, 1905-1918); Rev. H. J. Cody (May 23, 1918-1919); R. H. Grant (November 14, 1919-1923); G. Howard Ferguson (July 16, 1923-1930); George S. Henry (December 16, 1930-1934); Dr. L. J. Simpson (July 10, 1934-1940); Dr. Duncan McArthur (August 22, 1940-1943); George A. Drew (August 17, 1943-1948); Dana Porter (October 19, 1948-1951); W. J. Dunlop (October 2, 1951-1959); John P. Robarts (December 17, 1959-1962); William Davis (October 25, 1962-1971); Robert S. Welch (March 1, 1971-1972).

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister of Education held the senior office within the Department of Education, and was ultimately accountable to the Legislature for the Ministry's activities. The Office of the Minister provided administrative and political support for the Minister's duties and activities.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Office of the Minister (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1931

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Office of the Minister is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Education. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

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      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1929

      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)

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          Sources

          RG 2 Inventory

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Robbins