Ontario Veterinary College Commemorative Plaque, 2012
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Resource ID
5026
Access
Open
Address
15 Temperance Street
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2012
Historical Themes
Education, Health Care
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1835-1899, 1900-1953
Caption
Ontario Veterinary College Commemorative Plaque, 2012
Description
In 1861, the Board of Agriculture of Upper Canada enlisted Andrew Smith, a Scottish veterinary surgeon, to establish Canada's first veterinary school - in Toronto. After opening a private clinic near this site, Smith gave public lectures and anatomical demonstrations. Later, he offered a formal program of study leading to a diploma granted by the Board of Agriculture. In 1870, a new building opened adjacent to Smith's clinic, which had become the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), to serve its growing enrolment.
Smith and the OVC were important in professionalizing veterinary medicine in Canada. In 1897, the OVC became affiliated with the University of Toronto. The Government of Ontario acquired the school in 1908, placed it under the Department of Agriculture, and moved it to premises on University Avenue six years later. The OVC relocated to Guelph in 1922, becoming a founding college of the University of Guelph in 1964.
Marker lat / long: 43.650702, -79.380189 (WGS84)