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Direction des services juridiques
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Legal Services Branch
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Ministry of Industry and Trade. Legal Services Branch
Ontario. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. Legal Services Branch
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism. Legal Services Branch
Ontario. Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation. Legal Services Branch
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. Legal Services Branch
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development. Legal Services Branch
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation. Legal Services Branch
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment. Legal Services Branch
Ontario.Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure. Legal Services Branch
Ontario. Ministry of Economic Development and Growth. Legal Services Branch
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The Legal Services Branch was created in 1982, with the formation of the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Throughout its existence, the Legal Services Branch has reported directly to the Deputy Minister and has retained its name under the successor ministries to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
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The Legal Services Branch is responsible for providing a full range of legal services to the ministry and its agencies including: providing strategic legal advice to the Minister, Deputy Minister, agency heads and senior officials on programs and activities; assuming responsibility for managing all litigation, court and tribunal proceedings in which the ministry has an interest; negotiating and drafting agreements, instruments and other documents necessary for the effective and prudent delivery of ministry initiatives; maintaining and amending legislation and regulations for which the Minister is responsible.
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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
Archives of Ontario. Inventory 9 - Records of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (February 1997)
KWIK Indexes and telephone directories.
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Robert Anger; Adrienne Coffey