Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Research Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Research Branch of the Ministry of Education was created in 1981 and resulted from a combination of the Research and Evaluation Branch and the Information Centre (previously named the Information Resources Centre). The Research Branch was part of the Planning and Policy Analysis Division.
The Research Branch ceased to exist when it was merged with the Statistical Information Services Unit of the former Management Information Systems Branch to form the Research and Information Branch, effective January 1, 1984.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Research Branch was responsible for the Ontario Ministry of Education's educational research program. The Research Branch developed systems that would evaluate Ministry of Education programs and the provincial education system. The Research Branch was also responsible for the Information Centre of the Ministry of Education and for the Ontario Education Resources Information Systems (ONTERIS), which developed data bases providing information on education research and documents. The Research Branch provided similar services to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Inventory of the Ministry of Education
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Gorton