Ontario. Education Research and Evaluation Strategy Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Education Research and Evaluation Strategy Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Education Research and Evaluation Strategy Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      2009-

      History

      The Branch was formed in 2009, taking over some of the functions of the Research Evaluation and Data Management Unit of the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat. It was originally part of the Corporate Management and Services Division.

      From 2010 to 2017 it was part of the French Language, Aboriginal Learning and Research Division. It 2018 it moved to the System Planning, Research and Innovation Division, where it resided until 2021 when it became part of the Strategic Policy and Planning Division.

      The branch apparently always served both the Ministries of Education and the Ministries of Training, Colleges and Universities. It was never listed in the government directories for Training Colleges and Universities.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Education Research and Evaluation Strategy Branch assisted with the coordination and application of research, evaluation and data for aligned, evidence-based decision-making which could be connected to policy, program and practice.

      The branch also hosted the Brian Fleming Research and Learning Library, a full-service print and electronic research library or education-related material.

      The branch also provided support and advice on recordkeeping and records management within the ministry.

      Address

      None

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1999-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA116

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1999-) controls Ontario. Education Research and Evaluation Strategy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      2009-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (1999-2016) (1999-2016)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA115

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (1999-2016) controls Ontario. Education Research and Evaluation Strategy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      2009-2016

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development (2016-2018)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA169

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development controls Ontario. Education Research and Evaluation Strategy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      2016-2018

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (2018-2019) (2018-2019)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA170

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (2018-2019) controls Ontario. Education Research and Evaluation Strategy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      2018-2019

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities (2019-) (2019-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA171

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities (2019-) controls Ontario. Education Research and Evaluation Strategy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      2019-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat (2004-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2427

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat is the predecessor of Ontario. Education Research and Evaluation Strategy Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA2428

      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

          Series EDU 8600-01

          Government phone directories

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Levi