Ontario Government Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms

Entries have been found in government publications, in paper and on the Internet, in general directories, periodicals and newspapers. Letter-by-letter alphabetical arrangement is used, without punctuation and spacing between letters.

Ontario (English)

ACSP
Archaeology Customer Service Project
ADP
Assistive Devices Program
AGO
Art Gallery of Ontario
ARF
Addiction Research Foundation
ATOP
Access to Opportunities Program
BUC
Biosolids Utilization Committee
(Pronounced: BUCK, as in BUCboard)
CAATs
Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology
CAMH
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
CCAC
Community Care Access Centres
CISO
Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario
CORPAY
Corporate Payroll. Maintained by Human Resources System Branch.
COSINE
Coordinated Survey Information Network Exchange
(MNR database)
EBR
Environmental Bill of Rights
EODC
Eastern Ontario Development Corporation
EQAO
Educational Quality and Accountability Office
ERC
Education Relations Commission
FCOISA
Foreign Cultural Objects Immunity from Seizure Act
FIPPA
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
FSCO
Financial Services Commission of Ontario
GAINS
Guaranteed Annual Income System
GO
Government of Ontario
(as in Go Transit or GO-NET)
GO-ITS
Government of Ontario Information and Technology Standards
GTS
Government Translation Service
HOP
Home Oxygen Program
(under ADP)
IDO
Investment and Development Office
IESO
Independent Electricity System Operator
ILC
Independent Learning Centre
IMPAC
Interministerial Provincial Advisory Committee
IOC
Innovation Ontario Corporation

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JEPP
Joint Emergency Preparedness Program
LIF
Life Income Fund
LIRA
Locked-in Retirement Account
LCBO
Liquor Control Board of Ontario
LEAP
Learning, Earning and Parenting (program)
LLBO
Liquor Licence Board of Ontario
LRIF
Locked-in Retirement Income Fund
MAG
Ministry of the Attorney General
MBS
Management Board Secretariat
MCI
Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
MCL
Ministry of Culture
MCSCS
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
MCSS
Ministry of Community and Social Services
MCYS
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
MEDT
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
MGS
Ministry of Government Services
MIA
Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs
MNDM
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
MNR
Ministry of Natural Resources
MOEE
Ministry of Environment and Energy
MOF
Ministry of Finance
MOHLTC
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
MOL
Ministry of Labour
MOR
Ministry of Revenue
MPIR
Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal
MPP
Member of a Provincial Parliament
MRI
Ministry of Research and Innovation
MSBE
Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
MTCU
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
MTO
Ministry of Transporation of Ontario

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NODC
Northern Ontario Development Corporation
NOGAP
Northern Ontario Grant Assistance Program
NOHFC
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
OAC
Ontario Arts Council
OASYS
Ontario Assessment System
OBPTC
Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit
OBSW
Ontario Basic Skills in the Workplace
OCAS
Ontario College Application Services
OCASE
Ontario Computer Animation & Special Effects Tax Credit
OCFSA
Office of Child and Family Service Advocacy
OCL
Ontario Community Literacy
OCUA
Ontario Council on Community Affairs
ODB
Ontario Drug Benefit
ODC
Ontario Development Corporation
ODSP
Ontario Disability Support Program
OEA
Office of the Employer Adviser
OFDC (superseded by CMDC)
Ontario Film Development Corporation
OFIDP
Ontario Farm Income Disaster Program
OFTTC
Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit
OHCAP
Ontario Hepatitis C Assistance Plan
OHF
Ontario Heritage Foundation
OHOSP
Ontario Home Ownership Savings Plan
OIDMTC
Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
OIRP
Office of International Relations and Protocol
OLAP
Ontario Legal Aid Program
OLG
Ontario Lottery and Gaming (Corporation)
OMAFRA
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Services
OMDC
Ontario Media Development Corporation
ONT.PARL
Ontario Legislative Television Satellite Network
ONTC
Ontario Northland Transportation Commission
ONTERM
Ontario Terminology
(Web site of the Government Translation Service providing bilingual forms of official government names)
OPA
Ontario Power Authority
OPG
Ontario Power Generation
OPP
Ontario Provincial Police
OPS
Ontario Public Service
OPSEU
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Pronounced OP-see-you
OPSTC
Ontario Production Services Tax Credit
ORC
Ontario Racing Commission
OSAP
Ontario Student Assistance Program
OSB
Ontario Savings Bond
OSRTC
Ontario Sound Recording Tax Credit
OSS
Ontario Shared Services
(under Ministry of Government Services)
OTCC
Ontario Transportation Capital Commission
OTF
Ontario Trillium Foundation
OTIS
Offender Tracking and Information System
OWA
Office of the Worker Adviser
OWD
Ontario Women's Directorate
PACE
Public Access Corporate Enquiry
PBA
Pension Benefits Act
PBGF
Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund
PCC
Private Career Colleges
PENPAY
Pension Payroll. Maintained by Human Resources System Branch
POLARIS
Province of Ontario Land Registration and Information System
POOL
Publications Ontario On-Line
POWA
Program for Older Worker Adjustment
PPSR
Personal Property Security Registration System
PWS
Promoting Women's Safety

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RAQS
Registry, Appraisal and Quality System
(under Ministry of Transportation)
RBG
Royal Botanical Gardens
RED
Rural Economic Development (Program)
ROM
Royal Ontario Museum
ROOF
Rental Opportunity for Ontario Families
SAPACCY
Substance Abuse Program for Afro-Canadian and Caribbean Youth
TAPP-C
The Arson Prevention Program for Children
TRIS
Traffic and Road Information System
TSP
Transition to Support Program
UAP
Underserviced Area Program
WCAT
Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal
WCB
Workers' Compensation Board
WIST
Women in Skilled Trades (program)
WSIB
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

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