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

Zone d'identification

Type d'entité

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Forme autorisée du nom

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

forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom

    Forme(s) du nom normalisée(s) selon d'autres conventions

    • Division of Law

    Autre(s) forme(s) du nom

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

    Numéro d'immatriculation des collectivités

    Zone de description

    Dates d’existence

    1941-1958

    Historique

    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.

    Lieux

    Statut légal

    Fonctions et activités

    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.

    Adresse

    Organisation interne/Généalogie

    Contexte général

    Zone des relations

    Entité associée

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

    Identifier of related entity

    AA52

    Type de relation

    hiérarchique

    Type de relation

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

    Dates de la relation

    Description de la relation

    Entité associée

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

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1436

    Type de relation

    temporel

    Type de relation

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Law Branch est le successeur de Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Law

    Dates de la relation

    Description de la relation

    Zone des points d'accès

    Mots-clés - Sujets

    Mots-clés - Lieux

    Epithet

    Zone du contrôle

    Identifiant de notice d'autorité

    CA1162

    Identifiant du service d'archives

    Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

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

    Statut

    Approved

    Niveau de détail

    Dates de production, de révision et de suppression

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

    Langue(s)

      Écriture(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.

        Notes de maintenance

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