Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Law

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Law

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Division of Law

    Other form(s) of name

    • Ontario.Dept. of Lands and Forests. Office of the Departmental Solicitor

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1941-1958

    History

    The Division of Law was established within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in 1941. Prior to this, several law clerks were responsible for legal functions within the Department.

    The Division of Law was known as the Office of the Departmental Solicitor between 1951 and 1955.

    The Divison of Law was replaced with the Law Branch (known briefly as the Law Section) in 1958.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Division of Law provided the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests with legal services, including the preparation and processing of legislation, regulations, Orders-in-Council, licenses, agreements and other legal documents; title searching and conveyance; the examination and verification of patents, leases and licenses of occupation; the arbitration of claims; the intrepretation of statutes and regulations; conducting litigation; giving legal opinions as to the position of the Department in its various dealings; consulting with and advising the various branches and offices in the legal aspects of matters arising in the course of their operations; and attending upon the Ontario public, other government departments and Crown organizations in matters of a legal nature concerning the administration of the Department of Lands and Forests.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests (1920-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA52

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests controls Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Law

    Dates of relationship

    1941-1958

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Law Branch (1958-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1436

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Law Branch is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Law

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1162

    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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      Script(s)

        Sources

        MacTaggart, Hazel I. "Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955".

        Directory and Guide to the Services of the Ontario Government, 1956.

        Annual Reports of the Minister of Lands and Forests, 1920-1972.

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        N. Martin, S. McClure