Identity area
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Parallel form(s) of name
ministère de la Formation et des Collèges et Universités
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Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
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Description area
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With the creation of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario on June 29th, 2018, the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development was renamed the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The change was in name only and it retained the same functions as its predecessor.
During its brief existence, the Ministry was divided into the following divisions: Employment and Training Division; Postsecondary Education Division; Advanced Education Learner Supports Division; Corporate Management and Services Division; French-Language Teaching, Learning and Achievement Division; and the Workforce Policy Innovation Division.
Agencies which reported to the Ministry were the Office of the Fairness Commissioner; College of Trades Appointments Council; Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario; Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program Selection Board; Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board; and Training Completion Assurance Fund Advisory Board.
In October 2019, the functions of training and skills development were transferred to the Ministry of Labour and the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.
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The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities was responsible for providing policy and program direction and financial support to post secondary education institutions; delivering the Ontario Student Assistance Program; giving universities the authority to grant degrees; and registering private career colleges.
The Ministry also developed policy for labour market training and mobility; conducted labour market research; administered and regulated the apprenticeship system in Ontario for skilled occupations; provided a network of community-based agencies funded to deliver skills training, employment preparation, literacy and basic skills services to youth and adults; supported adjustment services; supported a network of local boards; and represented Ontario in its negotiations with the federal government on training issues.
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No new legislation was passed with the creation of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Instead it operated under the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.19.
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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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Government of Ontario phone books
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Archivist(s):
McKibbon