Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Information Resources Branch
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Information Branch
Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Information and Public Relations Branch
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
In 1967, the Information Branch of the Ontario Department of University Affairs was created consisting of a Director and a public relations officer. In 1968, the name was changed to the Information and Public Relations Branch and remained so until 1972 when its name reverted to the Information Branch. In 1973, the Branch came under the control of the Common Services Division. In 1976, its name was changed to the Information Resources Branch and the branch was sub-divided into the Information Services Section, Statistical Services Section (later Data Systems Section), and the Library Services Section. In 1977, a Review and Development Section was added. In 1979, the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities and the Ontario Ministry of Education came under the jurisdiction of a single Minister. As a result, most of the functions of the Information Resources Branch were taken over by the Communication Services Branch of the Ministry of Education's Operations Division. However, the Review and Development Section became part of the Research and Evaluation Branch of the Ministry of Education.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Information Resources Branch provided information to the public by explaining and publishing material on the programs of the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities, especially those regarding the Ontario Student Assistance Program (student awards), and apprenticeship programs ('manpower' training). The Branch also provided information on the various post-secondary educational institutions in Ontario, including the universities, the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, the Ontario College of Art, and the registered private vocational schools. Additionally, the Branch maintained statistics on full and part-time post-secondary instruction and enrolment of students; provided statistical data service for the Ministry's planning, policy-making, and administrative activities; provided the Ministry with consulting and advisory services relating to the design, development, and implementation of research projects; and maintained a specialized library.
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Access points area
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Annual Reports
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
R. Anger