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Statistical Services Group
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Ontario. Dept. of Education. Statistics Branch
Ontario. Dept. of Education. Special Services Branch
Ontario. Dept. of Education. Statistical Services Division
Ontario. Dept. of Education. Statistical Unit
Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Statistics Group
Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Statistics Section
Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Statistical Information Services Section
Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Statistical Information Services Unit
Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Information Resources and Analysis Section
Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Statistical Services Section
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History
The Department of Education created the position of Clerk of Statistics in 1903.
By 1944 the position was simply known as Statistician and was in charge of the Statistics Branch, which also dealt with data processing. In 1953 the Statistics Branch became part of the Auxiliary, Guidance and Statistical Services Branch (renamed the Special Services Branch in 1957) and became known as the Statistical Services Division.
As a result of the Department's re-organization in 1965, responsibility for statistics was assumed by the Education Data Centre but the Statistical Unit re-appeared as a separate entity in 1967 as a component of the Administration Division.
When the Department of Education was reorganized into the Ministry of Education in 1972, the Statistics Unit was renamed Statistics Group and it became part of the Planning and Research Branch.
In 1976, the Statistics Group was renamed Statistics Section and moved to the Information Systems and Records Branch. In 1979, it was renamed Statistical Information Services Section and became part of the Management Information Systems Branch.
Effective January 1, 1984, the Statistical Information Services Section was renamed Statistical Information Services Unit, and became part of the Research and Information Branch.
In 1987 the Statistical Information Services Unit became part of the new Policy Analysis and Research Branch. The Statistical Information Services Unit was renamed Information Resources and Analysis Section in 1988 and Statistical Services Section in 1991.
The Statistical Services Section, along with the rest of the Policy Analysis and Research Branch, was transferred to the new Ministry of Education and Training in February, 1993.
The Statistical Services Section was renamed Statistical Services Group in 1993 and became part of the Corporate Policy Leadership Team.
In 1996 the Statistical Services Group was subsumed into the Policy Branch and disappeared as a separate entity.
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The Statistical Services Group and its predecessors compiled, analysed and made available to the Ministry of Education and other organizations statistical data on education and schools in Ontario.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Inventory of the Ministry of Education
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Gorton