Ontario. Court of Appeal. Registrar's Office

• Registrar's Office

• Ontario. Supreme Court. Appellate Division. Registrar's Office

With the creation of the Court of Appeal in 1849, the Registrar of the Court of Chancery was to be ex officio the Registrar of the Court of Appeal.

In 1876, however, legislation was passed which allowed the Lieutenant Governor in Council to appoint a separate Registrar for the Court of Appeal. Alexander Grant, who had been Registrar of the Court of Chancery prior to 1876, was then appointed Registrar of the Court of Appeal.

In 1881, the Ontario Judicature Act was passed which established the Supreme Court of Judicature for Ontario. The Supreme Court in turn, consisted of two branches - the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Justice. With this development, the Registrar of the Court of Appeal also became known as the Registrar of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.

Further reorganization of the Supreme Court in 1913, however, replaced the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal with the High Court Division and the Appellate Division. A Registrar's Office for the Appellate Division was established, headed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal (renamed the Registrar of the Appellate Division), and consisting of an Assistant Registrar and various other junior clerks.

By Order in Council of May 4, 1923, the Registrar's Office of the Appellate Division was combined with the Registrar's Office of the High Court Division to form a single Registrar's Office for the Supreme Court; with the former Registrar of the Appellate Division, N.F. Paterson, assuming the position of Senior Registrar of the Supreme Court.

The Registrar of the Court of Appeal was responsible for receiving notices of appeal, appeal books and all relevant exhibits and records. The Registrar could also issue certificates of dismissal and orders for payment of costs.

An Act to make further provision for the Administration of Justice, by the establishment of an additional Supreme Court of Common Law and also a Court of Error and Appeal in Upper Canada, and for other purposes, Statutes of the Province of Canada 1849, Chap. 63

An Act to carry into effect certain suggestions made by the Commissioner for consolidating the Statutes and for other amendments of the law, Statutes of Ontario 1876, Chap. 7

Ontario Judicature Act, Statutes of Ontario 1881, Chap. 5

Judicature Act, Statutes of Ontario 1913, Chap. 19

Order in Council 128/216 (May 4, 1923)

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

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Legislation/Orders in Council (see above)

Ontario Public Accounts

Holmested, George. A Manual of Practice of the High Court of Justice for Ontario (1881) Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Supreme Court of Ontario (Civil Matters), 1951

Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

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R. Anger