| A | |
| ACAATO | Association of Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology of Ontario |
| ACSLC | Application Centres’ Senior Liaison Committee |
| ACU | Association of Commonwealth Universities |
| ADM | Assistant Deputy Minister |
| AHSC | Academic Health Sciences Centres |
| AODA | Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act |
| APIMG | Assessment Program for International Medical Graduates |
| ATOP | Access to Opportunities Program |
| AUCC | Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada |
| C | |
| CAAT | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
| CASA | Canadian Alliance of Student Associations |
| CAUBO | Canadian Association of University Business Officers |
| CAURA | Canadian Association of University Research Administrators |
| CAUT | Canadian Association of University Teachers |
| CCOU | Council of Chairs of Ontario Universities |
| CEHSO | Council of Environmental Health and Safety Officers |
| CESPA | Committee on Enrolment Statistics, Projections and Analysis |
| CFI | Canada Foundation for Innovation |
| CFS | Canadian Federation of Students |
| CFS-O | Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario |
| CHERD | Centre for Higher Education Research and Development |
| CHST | Canada Health and Social Transfer |
| CICA | Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants |
| CIFAR | Canadian Institute for Advanced Research |
| CIHR | Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
| CIRPA | Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association |
| CO | Colleges Ontario |
| CODE | Council of Ontario Deans of Engineering |
| COFM | Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine |
| COFO-UO | Council of Finance Officers – Universities of Ontario |
| COGO | Council of Ontario Graduate Officers |
| COU | Council of Ontario Universities |
| COUPN | Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing |
| COUS | Council of Ontario University Secretaries |
| CRTC | Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission |
| CSAO-UO | Council of Senior Administrative Officers – Universities of Ontario |
| CSHRO | Council of Senior Human Resource Officers |
| CSPS | Canada School of Public Service |
| CUDO | Common University Data Ontario |
| CUPA | Council on University Planning and Analysis |
| D | |
| DM | Deputy Minister |
| E | |
| EPF | Established Programs Financing |
| EQAO | Education Quality and Accountability Office |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| F | |
| FCP | Federal Contractors Program |
| FRP | Facilities Renewal Program |
| FT | Full-Time |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| G | |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
| GIC | Gender Issues Committee |
| H | |
| HEQCO | Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario |
| HRSDC | Human Resources and Skills Development Canada |
| I | |
| IC | Industry Canada |
| ICRP | Income Contingent Repayment Plan |
| IIO | Innovation Institute of Ontario |
| INAC | Indian and Northern Affairs Canada |
| IUTS | Inter-University Transit System |
| L | |
| LGIC | Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council |
| M | |
| MAESD | Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development |
| MCI | Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration |
| MCSS | Ministry of Community and Social Services |
| MCYS | Ministry of Children and Youth Services |
| MEI | Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure |
| MMO | Materials and Manufacturing Ontario |
| MOE | Ministry of the Environment |
| MOF | Ministry of Finance |
| MOHLTC | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care |
| MOPSIE | Model of Post-Secondary Institutional Enrolment |
| MRI | Ministry of Research and Innovation |
| N | |
| NASM | Net Assignable Square Metres |
| NAUBCS | National Association of University Board Chairs and Secretaries |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NOC | Northern Ontario Committee |
| NRC | National Research Council of Canada |
| NSERC | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |
| NSSE | National Survey of Student Engagement |
| O | |
| OAC | Ontario Academic Credit |
| OACUSA | Ontario Association of College & University Security Administrators |
| OADE | Ontario Association of Deans of Education |
| OAPPA | Ontario Association of Physical Plant Administrators |
| OCAS | Ontario College Application Service |
| OCAV | Ontario Council of Academic Vice-Presidents |
| OCE | Ontario Centres of Excellence |
| OCGS | Ontario Council on Graduate Studies |
| OCOTH | Ontario Council of Teaching Hospitals |
| OCSA | Ontario Committee on Student Affairs |
| OCUA | Ontario Council on University Affairs |
| OCUFA | Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations |
| OCUL | Ontario Council of University Libraries |
| OCULL | Ontario Council for University Lifelong Learning |
| OCUPRS | Ontario Council of University Programs in Rehabilitation Sciences |
| OCUR | Ontario Council on University Research |
| OFA | Office of Francophone Affairs |
| OFINA | Ontario Financing Authority |
| OGS | Ontario Graduate Scholarships |
| OGSST | Ontario Graduate Scholarships in Science & Technology |
| OHS | Office of Health Sciences |
| OICAH | Ontario Interdisciplinary Council for Aging and Health |
| OIMGP | Ontario International Medical Graduate Program |
| OISE-UT | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education – University of Toronto |
| OIT | Ontario Innovation Trust |
| OMAFRA | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs |
| ONCAT | Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer |
| OOLC | Ontario Online Learning Consortium |
| OPAS | Office for Partnerships for Advanced Skills |
| OPHRDC | Ontario Physician Human Resource Data Centre |
| ORDCF | Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund |
| OSAP | Ontario Student Assistance Program |
| OSSD | Ontario Secondary School Diploma |
| OUAC | Ontario Universities’ Application Centre |
| OUCA | Ontario Universities’ Council on Admissions |
| OUCAC | Ontario Universities Capital Aid Corporation |
| OUCCIO | Ontario University Council of Chief Information Officers |
| OUPAC | Ontario Universities’ Public Affairs Council |
| OUPMA | Ontario University Purchasing Management Association |
| OURA | Ontario University Registrars’ Association |
| OUSA | Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance |
| P | |
| PAIRO | Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario |
| PGE | Post-Graduate Education |
| PGM | Post-Graduate Management |
| PREA | Premier’s Research Excellence Awards |
| PSAA | Public Sector Accountability Act |
| PT | Part-Time |
| Q | |
| QAF | Quality Assurance Framework |
| S | |
| SAG | Student Access Guarantee |
| SMC | Senior Management Committee |
| SSHRC | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
| T | |
| TFUA | Task Force on University Accountability |
| U | |
| U/C | University/College Preparation Course |
| UCASS | University and College Academic Staff System |
| UE | Undergraduate Education |
| W | |
| WGUC | Working Group on University Capacity |
| WGUR | Working Group on University Research |
| WGUPP | Working Group on University Pension Plans |
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