Identity area
Type of entity
Higher-level Ontario government office (type A)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Department of Justice
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1969-1972
History
The Department of the Attorney General was renamed the Department of Justice on March 26, 1969. The title of Attorney General, as head of the Department, was also changed at this time to Minister of Justice and Attorney General in order to better reflect the position's responsibilities for all aspects of the justice system in Ontario.
The Department existed for only three years and was abolished in April, 1972. At that time a number of functions were removed from the Department of Justice and continued by the newly established Ministry of the Solicitor General. These included responsibility over the Ontario Provincial Police, the Ontario Fire Commission, the Fire Marshall's Branch, the Centre of Forensic Science, the Supervising Coroner's Branch and the Emergency Measures Branch. Authority over probation and parole matters was also removed in 1972 and given to the new Ministry of Correctional Services.
With the reduction in the responsibilities filled by this office the name of the Department of Justice reverted to the Ministry of the Attorney General.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Department of Justice was responsible for administering the justice system in the province, supervising and administering law enforcement, representing the province and the government in civil disputes, and advising the government and its ministers on all matters of the law and on the development of legislation.
Address
The Department of Justice Act, Statutes of Ontario 1969, Chap. 27
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Audit Services Branch (1968-1997)
Identifier of related entity
CA247
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Audit Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Chief Judge of the County and District Courts (1962-)
Identifier of related entity
BA742
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Chief Judge of the County and District Courts is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Official Guardian Branch (1882-1996)
Identifier of related entity
CA2119
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Official Guardian Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Office of the Public Trustee (1919-1996)
Identifier of related entity
CA2117
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Office of the Public Trustee is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Probation Services Branch (1952-1972)
Identifier of related entity
CA1492
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Probation Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Office of the Chief Coroner (1961-)
Identifier of related entity
CA191
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Office of the Chief Coroner is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Centre of Forensic Sciences (1932-)
Identifier of related entity
CA1318
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Centre of Forensic Sciences is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Systems Development Branch (1971-1978)
Identifier of related entity
CA227
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Systems Development Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1971-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Sheriffs (1968-1989) (1968-1989)
Identifier of related entity
CA953
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Sheriffs (1968-1989) is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Public Safety Division (1964-)
Identifier of related entity
CA269
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Public Safety Division is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Planning and Evaluation Branch (1971-1984)
Identifier of related entity
CA228
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Planning and Evaluation Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1971-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Official Guardian's Branch (1881-)
Identifier of related entity
CA216
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Official Guardian's Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Justice. Office Services Branch (1964-1973)
Identifier of related entity
CA252
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Justice. Office Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Office of the Senior Crown Counsel (1945-1973)
Identifier of related entity
CA209
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Office of the Senior Crown Counsel is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Office of the Registrar of Regulations (1944-)
Identifier of related entity
CA241
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Office of the Registrar of Regulations is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Office of the Legislative Counsel (1936-)
Identifier of related entity
CA240
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Office of the Legislative Counsel is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of the Attorney General. Accounts Branch (1964-1970)
Identifier of related entity
CA275
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of the Attorney General. Accounts Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1970
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Clerks of the Peace (1968-1984) (1968-1984)
Identifier of related entity
CA952
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Clerks of the Peace (1968-1984) is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Corporate Services Division (1964-1997)
Identifier of related entity
CA243
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Corporate Services Division is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Court Services Division (1964-)
Identifier of related entity
CA222
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Court Services Division is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Crown Attorneys (1968-) (1968-)
Identifier of related entity
CA230
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Crown Attorneys (1968-) is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Crown Law Office (1970-1977)
Identifier of related entity
CA213
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Crown Law Office is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1970-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Emergency Measures Branch (1960-1975)
Identifier of related entity
CA41
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Emergency Measures Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Finance and Services Branch (1970-1984)
Identifier of related entity
CA244
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Finance and Services Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1970-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Human Resources Branch (1964-)
Identifier of related entity
CA246
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Human Resources Branch is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Justice. Office of the Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General (1969-1972)
Identifier of related entity
CA267
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Justice. Office of the Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (1948-1973)
Identifier of related entity
CA219
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Office of the Fire Marshal (1916-)
Identifier of related entity
CA268
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Office of the Fire Marshal is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Justice. Office of the Minister and Attorney General (1969-1972)
Identifier of related entity
CA271
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Justice. Office of the Minister and Attorney General is controlled by Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
1969-1972
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General (1972-1993) (1972-1993)
Identifier of related entity
AA29
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General (1972-1993) is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of the Attorney General (1791-1969)
Identifier of related entity
AA28
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of the Attorney General is the predecessor of Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General (1972-)
Identifier of related entity
AA72
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Justice
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
AA73
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
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1969-1972
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Anger