Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Unit

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Unit

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Unit d

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1985-1987

      History

      In 1985 the Affirmative Action Program of the Policy and Legislative Branch was moved to the Administrative and Planning Division (later renamed the Administrative Division) and was renamed the Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Unit.

      In January 1987, the Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Unit was merged with the Personnel Branch and the Excellence in Leadership Unit to form the new Human Resources Branch.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Unit co-ordinated the creation, implementation and evaluation of the affirmative action program within Ontario's Ministry of Education, Ministry of Colleges and University and the Ministry of Skills Development.

      The Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Unit's primary function was to improve the status, and to ensure the equality of female employees within the three Ministries.

      The Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Unit also serves as a liaison between the school boards, colleges and universities with respect to Affirmative Action issues.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

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      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. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Unit

      Dates of relationship

      -1987

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Human Resources Branch (1987-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1668

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Human Resources Branch is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Unit

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      Description of relationship

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      Authority record identifier

      CA1678

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Preliminary

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Kwik Index to Government Services

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Gorton