Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Legal Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). 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

    • Ontario. Dept. of Correctional Services. Legal Branch

    • Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services. Legal Branch

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1971-1993

    History

    The Legal Services Branch was first established within the Department of Correctional Services, and was first known as the Legal Branch.

    The Legal Branch joined the Ministry of Correctional Services at its creation in 1972 and in 1974 was changed to Legal Services Branch, where it existed until the Ministry of Correctional Services and Ministry of the Solicitor Generel merged in 1993.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Legal Services Branch provided a range of services to the Ministry of Correctional Services, including provision of legal advice to branches within the Ministry, the interpretation of statutes and regulations, review of proposed legislation, settlement of claims, preparation of legal documents and provided representation of the Ministry at court hearings.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Correctional Services (1968-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA76

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Correctional Services controls Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Legal Services Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1971-1972

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993) (1972-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA81

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993) controls Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Legal Services Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1972-1993

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services. Legal Services Branch (1993-1999)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1913

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services. Legal Services Branch is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Legal Services Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1561

    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

        Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1970-1994

        KWIC Index to Services, 1976-1993

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Best