Ontario. University Affairs Division

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. University Affairs Division

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • University Affairs Division

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. University Support Division

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1973-1981

    History

    The University Support Division was established in 1973 and renamed University Affairs Division in 1974. Beginning in 1979, the Division included two branches: the University Relations Branch and the Teacher Education Branch, the latter having been transferred in that year from the Ministry of Education. In 1981, the Division assumed responsibility for colleges and was restructured as the Colleges and Universities Division.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The University Affairs Division developed, planned, and coordinated policies regarding the operation of the provincially assisted universities, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, and the Ontario College of Art. Beginning in 1979, the Division also assumed responsibility for developing policies concerning teacher certification and for approving and reviewing teacher education programs.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities (1972-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA4

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities controls Ontario. University Affairs Division

    Dates of relationship

    1973-1981

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Colleges and Universities Division (1981-1984)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA123

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Colleges and Universities Division is the successor of Ontario. University Affairs Division

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA158

    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

        Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

        Ministry of Colleges and Universities Annual Reports

        Government of Ontario Telephone Directories

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        R. Anger