Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Postsecondary Accountability Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Postsecondary Accountability Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Postsecondary Accountability Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      2008-

      History

      The Postsecondary Accountability Branch was established in 2008 after a Ministry reorganization in which the former Colleges and Universities branches of the Postsecondary Education Division were split functionally between policy advice (which moved to the Postsecondary Accountability Branch) and financing (which moved to the Postsecondary Finance and Information Management Branch).

      At its inception, the Postsecondary Accountability Branch consisted of a Colleges Unit, a Universities Unit, and a Private Institutions Unit. By 2011, only the Colleges and Universities units remained.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Postsecondary Accountability Branch manages relationships with colleges, universities, private institutions and student groups. The branch develops and implements strategies for postsecondary education, including health/human resources, sexual violence and harassment, mental health, labour relations, students with disabilities and more. The branch also administers key performance indicators, accountability mechanisms and special purpose grants, approves new college and university programs for funding and OSAP eligibility, and enforces relevant legislation and policy directives.

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (1999-2016) (1999-2016)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA115

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (1999-2016) controls Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Postsecondary Accountability Branch

      Dates of relationship

      2008-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Colleges Branch (1996-2008)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1868

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Colleges Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Postsecondary Accountability Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Universities Branch (1996-2007)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA2415

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Universities Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Postsecondary Accountability Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA2417

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

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

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Info-Go, Ministry Intranet

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          McKibbon