Identity area
Type of entity
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Journals and Procedural Research Branch
Other form(s) of name
Journals Branch
Procedural Services Branch
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Journals and Procedural Research Branch was created in 1988, and was originally known simply as the Journals Branch. Its staff reported to the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. Prior to 1988, the functions of the branch were carried out by the Office of the Clerk. In 1998, the Journals Branch began to report to a new office called Legislative Services.
In 1999, the name of the branch was changed to the Journals and Procedural Research Branch, and it continued to report to Legislative Services.
The name of the branch was changed once again ca. 2012 to the Procedural Services Branch. It continued its reporting relationship to Legislative Services.
Places
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Journals and Procedural Research Branch coordinates daily publication of the Orders and Notices paper, Votes and Proceedings and Daily Business paper. These documents, which contain the matters before the House, are the official record of the activities of the Legislature. The Branch compiles and distributes a Final Status of Business report for each Session, consisting of information on legislation, expenditure estimates, committee orders of references, petitions, Session Papers and resolutions considered by the House. All current Sessional documents tabled in the House are retained in the Journals and Procedural Research Branch, and are available for public inspection. The branch also answers questions on the status of legislation (bills) from current and previous Sessions of the Legislature. The Procedural Research Section of the Branch provides procedural research and analysis services to the Speaker, the Clerk of the House and MPPs.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories and Kwic index to services, 1986 to 2001, and the Legislative Assembly website.
Phone call to staff of Procedural Services Branch, Aug. 16, 2018 re: name change.
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Dale, Shimpo