Series GR-1768 - Education policy records

The Ministry of Education was established in 1976 as the successor to the Dept of Education (OIC 3199/76). The ministry was responsible for the management of education in the province. It carried out its functions through four divisions which each reported to an assistant deputy minister. The Schools Department was responsible for providing leadership for the efficient delivery of educational programs and services in the areas of curriculum development and other policies; the Management Operations Department was responsible for providing management assistance both within and outside the department; the Post-Secondary Department was responsible for the general direction and provision of support services to community colleges and provincial institutes; the Education Finance Department was responsible for the evaluation of all financial aspects of the education system. In 1978, the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, at which time the responsibilities for science, technology, and metric conversion were added (OIC 3018/78).

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology was established in 1978 as the successor to the Ministry of Education (OIC 3018/78). The functions of science, technology, and metric conversion were also added to the ministry. The ministry was responsible for the management of education in the province. It carried out its functions through four divisions. The Schools Department was responsible for assisting in the efficient delivery of educational programs in areas such as curriculum development, and for providing administrative services for school districts, and offering programs for professional staff of the school system; the Ministry Services Department was responsible for providing management assistance both within and outside the department; the Post-Secondary Department was responsible for the general direction and provision of support services to community colleges and provincial institutes; the Inspector of Independent Schools was responsible for for inspecting all independent schools applying for government assistance.

In 1979, the name reverted to the Ministry of Education when the responsibility for post-secondary education was transferred to the newly established Ministry of Universities, Science and Communications (OIC 2957/79).

The Ministry of Education was established in 1979 as the successor to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (OIC 2957/79). The ministry was responsible for ensuring that students enrolled in elementary and secondary schools have access to quality and cost-effective education and for setting standards for the overall direction of the education system. It does this by managing finance and facilities, program direction development and implementation, student access and achievement, teaching performance, and through system evaluation and public accountability.

In 1996 the Ministry of Education was disestablished. Its functions were transferred to the newly established Ministry of Education, Skills and Training, alongside functions relating to skills and training transferred from the disestablished Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour (OIC 199/96).