Ontario. Dept. of the Attorney General. Accounts Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of the Attorney General. Accounts Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Accounts Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1964-1970

      History

      The Accounts Branch of the Ontario Department of the Attorney General (renamed the Ontario Department of Justice in 1969) was established in 1964 as part of the Internal General and Financial Administration Division. In 1970, the name of the Branch was changed to the Financial Management Branch, which was in turn, renamed the Finance and Services Branch in 1977.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Accounts Branch provided accounting services for all branches and agencies of the Ontario Department of the Attorney General, preparing and controlling the Annual Budget, performing audits. The Branch also had financial control over the revenue and expenditure of all legal offices within the province.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of the Attorney General (1791-1969)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA28

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of the Attorney General controls Ontario. Dept. of the Attorney General. Accounts Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1964-1969

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Justice (1969-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA73

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Justice controls Ontario. Dept. of the Attorney General. Accounts Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1969-1970

      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

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General. Finance and Services Branch is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of the Attorney General. Accounts Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA275

      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

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1968-1970

          Directory and Guide to Services of the Ontario Government, 1964-1967

          Maintenance notes

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


          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger