Ontario. Dept. of Education. Professional Development Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Education. Professional Development Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Professional Development Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Dept. of Education. Professional Development Branch

    • Ontario. Dept. of Education. Professional Development Division

    • Ontario. Dept. of Education. Professional Development Section

    • Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Professional Development Services

    • Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Professional Development Section

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1957-1979

    History

    In June 1957, the Professional Development Branch was created in the Department of Education. As a result of a Departmental re-organization in 1965, the Branch was renamed Professional Development Division and became part of the Teacher Education Branch. In 1967, the Division's name was changed to Professional Development Section.

    When the Department of Education was reorganized into the Ministry of Education in 1972, the Professional Development Section was renamed Professional Development Services and became part of the Curriculum Services Branch of the Ministry of Education. The name reverted back to Professional Development Section in 1975. In September 1976, the Professional Development Section was expanded by assuming responsibility for professional development and exchange programs from the former Educational Exchange and Special Projects Branch. The Section became the Professional Development Branch once again and reported to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs Division.

    In 1979, the Branch was melded with the Teacher Education Branch and transferred to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.

    The Professional Development Branch was re-established in the Ministry of Education in 1987.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Professional Development Branch was responsible for providing professional development courses for teachers, school principals, and supervisory officers. From 1976 onwards, it also took responsibility for exchange programs.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Education (1876-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA3

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Education controls Ontario. Dept. of Education. Professional Development Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1957-1972

    Description of relationship

    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. Dept. of Education. Professional Development Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1972-1979

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1754

    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

        Ontario Gov't telephone books, 1976-1980; Inventory 2.

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Carnie