Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
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Divisional Court
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Divisional Court of the High Court of Justice was transferred to the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) in 1989, when the Courts of Justice Amendment Act, reorganized the court system in the province. The Divisional Court consists of the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, who is president of the court, and such other judges of the General Division as the Chief Justice designates.
Places
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Divisional Court hears appeals from some judgements and orders of judges of the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division), and reviews appeals from decisions of administrative tribunals. The Divisional Court also hears all appeals from Small Claims Court judgements where the amount in issue exceeds $500.
Address
Courts of Justice Amendment Act, Statutes of Ontario 1989, Chap. 55
Internal structures/genealogy
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Relationships area
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Access points area
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Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Ministry of the Attorney General. Civil Justice Review 1995
Maintenance notes
Agency not in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
R. Anger