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Postsecondary Institutions Division
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The Postsecondary Institution Division within the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities was created in 1990 from the former Colleges and Student Support Division. It consisted of the College Affairs Branch (including the Private Vocational Schools Unit) and the Student Support Branch (formerly the Student Awards Branch).
In 1992, part of the functions of the Postsecondary Institutions Division were removed to create a new division named the Student Support and Corporate Services Division. Both the Student Support Branch and the Vocational Schools Unit were transferred to the new division. The College Affairs Branch was dissolved and its functions were split between three new branches: the Grants Administration Branch, the Policy and Program Branch, and the Human Resources and Corporate Services Branch. Both the Grants Administration Branch and the Policy and Program Branch remained as part of the Postsecondary Institutions Divisions, while the Human Resources and Corporate Services Branch was placed in the new division.
Also at this time, the Postsecondary Partnerships and Research Division was dissolved. Two of its branches - the Partnership Development Branch and the Research Support and International Activities Branch - were combined to form the Partnership, International and Research Support Branch, which was placed within the Postsecondary Institutions Division.
In 1993, the Postsecondary Institutions Division ceased to exist when the Ministry of Colleges and Universities became part of the new Ontario Ministry of Education and Training.
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The Postsecondary Institutions Division developed and implemented policies for colleges of applied arts and technology, and for the university sector.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Ministry of Colleges and Universities Annual Reports
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
R. Anger