| Acronym |
Title |
| ACAATO |
Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario |
| ACE |
Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship |
| ACT |
Animal Care Technician |
| ACU |
Association of Commonwealth Universities |
| ACUC |
Animal Care and Use Sub-Committee |
| ADM |
Assistant Deputy Minister |
| AEC |
Aboriginal Education Council |
| AQ |
Additional Qualifications |
| ARC |
Academic Review Committee
|
| AUCC |
Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada |
| BAC |
Budget Advisory Committee (Senate)
|
| BUFA |
Brock University Faculty Association |
| BUSAC |
Brock University Students' Administrative Council |
| BUSU |
Brock University Students' Union |
| CAAT |
College of Applied Arts and Technology |
| CACUSS |
Canadian Association of College and University Student Services |
| CAD |
Committee of Academic Deans |
| CAGS |
Canadian Association for Graduate Studies |
| CAUBO |
Canadian Association of University Business Officers |
| CAURA |
Canadian Association of University Research Administrators |
| CAUT |
Canadian Association of University Teachers |
| CCOU |
Council of Chairs - Universities of Ontario |
| CCOVI |
Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute |
| CESPA |
Committee on Enrollment Statistics, Projections and Analysis |
| CFI |
Canadian Foundation for Innovation |
| CFS |
Canadian Federation of Students |
| CGPSS |
Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey |
| CHERD |
Centre for Higher Education Research and Development |
| CHST |
Canada Health and Social Transfer |
| CIAR |
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research |
| CICA |
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants |
| CIHR |
Canadian Institute for Health Research |
| CIRPA |
Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association |
| COFO-UO |
Council of Finance Officers - Universities of Ontario |
| COGO |
Council of Ontario Graduate Officers |
| COMSOC |
Community and Social Services |
| COU |
Council of Ontario Universities |
| CPI |
Centre for Pedagogical Innovation |
| CRIAW |
Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women |
| CRTC |
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission |
| CSAO-UO |
Council of Senior Administrative Officers - Universities of Ontario |
| CSRDE |
Consortium on Student Retention Data Exchange |
| CSSHE |
Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education |
| CUPA |
Council on University Planning and Analysis |
| CUPE |
Canadian Union of Public Employees |
| CURA |
Community University Research Alliance |
| CUSC |
Canadian University Survey Consortium |
| DM |
Deputy Minister |
| EPF |
Established Programs Financing |
| FCP |
Federal Contractors Program |
| FHB |
Faculty Handbook |
| FIPPA |
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act |
| FT |
Full-time |
| FTE |
Full-time Equivalent |
| GOALS |
Guaranteed Ontario Assistance Loans for Students |
| GSA |
Graduate Students' Association |
| HRDC |
Human Resource Development Canada |
| ICBC |
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition |
| IELP |
Intensive English Language Program |
| IFRS |
International Financial Reporting Standards |
| IPC |
Information and Privacy Commissioner |
| ITS |
Information Technology Services |
| IUTS |
Inter-University Transit System |
| JARC |
Joint Appointments Review Committee |
| LYL |
Live Younger Longer |
| MET |
Ministry of Education and Training |
| MICA |
Mathematics Integrated with Computing and Applications |
| MOPSIE |
Model of Post-Secondary Institutional Enrolment |
| MRC |
Medical Research Council of Canada |
| MTCU |
Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities |
| NASM |
Net Assignable Square Metres |
| NATVAC |
National Association of Vice-Presidents, Academic |
| NAUBCS |
National Association of University Board Chairs and Secretaries |
| NAWN |
Niagara Agricultural Weather Network |
| NRC |
National Research Council of Canada |
| NSERC |
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |
| NSSE |
National Survey of Student Engagement |
| OAC |
Ontario Academic Course |
| OACUHO |
Ontario Association of College and University Housing Officers |
| OAPPA |
Ontario Association of Physical Plant Administrators |
| OAUPA |
Ontario Association of University Personnel Administrators |
| OCADU |
Ontario College of Art and Design University
|
| OCAV |
Ontario Council of Academic Vice-Presidents |
| OCGS |
Ontario Council on Graduate Studies |
| OCLS |
Ontario Council of Library Schools |
| OCUFA |
Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations |
| OCUL |
Ontario Council of University Libraries |
| OCUR |
Ontario Council in University Research |
| OFA |
Ontario Financing Authority |
| OFS |
Ontario Federation of Students |
| OGS |
Ontario Graduate Scholarships |
| OHIP |
Ontario Health Insurance Plan |
| OIAT |
Ontario Institute for Advanced Training |
| OISE/UT |
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto |
| OPIRG |
Ontario Public Interest Research Group |
| OPSEU |
Ontario Public Service Employees Union |
| OSAP |
Ontario Student Assistance Program |
| OSSD |
Ontario Secondary School Diploma |
| OTAB |
Ontario Training and Adjustment Board |
| OUAC |
Ontario Universities' Application Centre |
| OUCA |
Ontario Universities' Council on Admissions |
| OUCAC |
Ontario Universities' Capital Aid Corporation |
| OUPAC |
Ontario Universities' Public Affairs Council |
| OUPMA |
Ontario University Purchasing Managers Association |
| OURA |
Ontario University Registrars' Association |
| PHIPA |
The Personal Health Information Protection Act |
| PIPEDA |
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act |
| PIRG |
Public Interest Research Group |
| PT |
Part-time |
| REB |
Research Ethics Board |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| SAC |
Senior Administrators Council |
| SOUSE |
Secretaries of Ontario University Senate, Etc. |
| SSHRC |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Ontario |
| SUAC |
Senior University Administrators Course
|
| SWAAC |
Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada |
| TA |
Teaching Assistant |
| UCASS |
University and College Academic Staff System |
| UPC |
Undergraduate Program Committee |
| URIF |
University Research Incentive Fund |
| URSC |
University Restructuring Steering Committee |
| USAC |
Undergraduate Student Affairs Committee (Senate)
|
| YLC-CURA |
Youth Lifestyle Choices- Canadian University Research Alliance |
