Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Technical and Trades Training Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Technical and Trades Training Branch was established within the Ontario Department of Education in 1963. It became part of the Provincial Schools and Further Education Division of that department in 1965.
In 1966, it was replaced by the newly formed Applied Arts and Technology Branch.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Technical and Trades Training Branch supervised all aspects of post-secondary and adult education (with the exception of university courses) in Ontario. In particular, the Branch administered: the various programs of the Federal-Provincial Technical and Vocational Training Agreement, as related to Ontario; the Institutes of Technology (post-secondary vocational institutes); the funding to Ryerson Polytechnical Institute; and the Ontario Vocational Centres. Beginning in 1965, the Branch was responsible for the administration of the newly created Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAATs).
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Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
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Category of relationship
Type of relationship
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Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
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Access points area
Subject access points
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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
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Sources
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Annual Reports
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Anger