Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship. Legal Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship. Legal Services Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Legal Services Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1995-2018

      History

      Legal services for the Ministry of Citizenship were provided by the Legal Services Branch of the Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Tourism up until 1995. In 1995, the branch was transferred, along with the Corporate Services and Organizational Planning Division, to the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation. By 1997, it formed a part of the Corporate Services Division.

      The Legal Services Branch continued with the formation of the Ministry of Citizenship in 2001, and Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration in 2003.

      Responsibility for issues related to citizenship and immigration was assumed by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services in June 2018.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Legal Services Branch provided legal services for the Ministry and some of their agencies. Services included corporate and commercial law, property law, administrative law, intellectual property law, legislative interpretation and human rights law.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation (1995-2001)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA11

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation controls Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1995-2001

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship (2001-2003) (2001-2003)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA121

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship (2001-2003) controls Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      2001-2003

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (2003-2014)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA134

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration controls Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      2003-2018

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA2065

      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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          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Dale; Delle Palme