Ontario. Constitutional Law Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Constitutional Law Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Constitutional Law Branch

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario. Constitutional Law and Policy Division

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1977-

    History

    The Constitutional Law Branch was established within the Civil Law Division of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. In 1988, the branch was elevated to division status becoming the Constitutional Law and Policy Division. In 1997, however, it reverted back to branch status, once again becoming the Constitutional Law Branch and forming part of the Public Law and Policy Division.

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    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Constitutional Law Branch advises the Ministries of the Government of Ontario on constitutional questions, and develops policy for Ontario's position on aspects of constitutional amendment. The branch also reviews all litigation in Ontario courts and in the Supreme Court of Canada in which constitutional questions are raised.

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    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General (1972-)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA72

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General controls Ontario. Constitutional Law Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1977-

    Description of relationship

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    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA214

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

    RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

    Status

    Approved

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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        Sources

        KWIC Indexes, 1984-1997

        Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1984-1996

        Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

        Annual Reports of the Ministry of the Attorney General, 1977-1992

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        R. Anger