Edith Biggs of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate visits Ontario’s Department of Education, 1967.

According to R. F. Goodings and J. E. Dunford (1990), “[t]he contribution of H.M.I. to education since 1839 still awaits a satisfactory study, but … [o]ne of the most remarkable and cherished aspects of the Inspectorate is its independence.”