Ontario. Crown Law Office - Civil

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Crown Law Office - Civil

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Crown Law Office - Civil

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1973-

      History

      The Crown Law Office - Civil was established within the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General in 1973, continuing the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the Senior Crown Counsel. In 1977, the civil and criminal responsibilities of the Crown Law Office were separated to form two new divisions - the Civil Law Division and the Criminal Law Division - with the Crown Law Office - Civil being attached to the Civil Law Division. In 1997, the Civil Law Division was abolished and the Crown Law Office - Civil was transferred to the Public Law and Policy Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Crown Law Office - Civil provides the Ontario Government with legal services for civil litigation matters in all levels of courts, boards and tribunals. Professional advice and legal opinions are offered to government ministries, agencies and tribunals on a variety of subjects, including interpretation of provincial legislation.

      Address

      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. Crown Law Office - Civil

      Dates of relationship

      1973-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Office of the Senior Crown Counsel (1945-1973)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA209

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Office of the Senior Crown Counsel is the predecessor of Ontario. Crown Law Office - Civil

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA210

      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

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          KWIC Indexes, 1977-1997

          Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1970-1996

          Directory and Guide to Services of the Ontario Government, 1964-1968

          Ministry of the Attorney General. Annual Reports, 1975-1990

          Maintenance notes

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

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger/Sanagan