Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Legal Services Branch
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Ministry of Energy. Regulatory Affairs Group
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Legal Services Branch was originally established in 1973 as the Regulatory Affairs Group. In addition to providing legal advice to the Ministry and the Ontario Energy Board, this group represented the Ontario energy consumer before federal and provincial regulatory hearings such as the Ottawa hearings of the National Energy Board and the hearings of the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board.
In 1976 the Regulatory Affairs Group formally became the Legal Services Branch with its own Director. The Branch continued to represent the Ministry at federal and provincial hearings and advised the Ministry on the legal aspects of the Ministry's relationship with its three agencies: Ontario Hydro, the Ontario Energy Board and the Ontario Energy Corporation. The Legal Services Branch was responsible to the Attorney General's Office.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Legal Services Branch provided legal advice and services to the Ministry. Its roles included the following: participation before regulatory tribunals and the courts; preparation of legislation, regulations and orders-in-council; contract preparation and review; and providing legal and policy advice to the Minister and Deputy Minister regarding legislation relating to the Ministry of Energy.
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Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
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Control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Ministry of Energy Annual Reports; Kwik Indexes to Government Services; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories.
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Stabile