Ontario. Ministry of Finance. Legal Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Finance. 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. Ministry of Finance. Office pf Legal Services

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1993-

    History

    The Legal Services Branch of the Ministry of Finance was created in 1993, the result of the merger of the Legal Services branches of the Ministries of Financial Institutions and Revenue, and the Office of Legal Services of the Ministry of Treasury and Intergovernmental Affairs.

    The Branch has reported to the Office of the Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance, thoughout its existence. From 1995 to 1998, when the Office of the Deputy Minister was split in two, the Legal Services Branch reported to the Deputy Minister, Finance.

    From 1999 to 2001, the Branch was renamed the Office of Legal Services.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Legal Services Branch provides legal services for the Ministry of Finance. It counsels the ministry on law and regulation-related issues, including interpretation and preparation. Branch services also include litigations, prosecutions and claim settlement; legal advice on government financial matters, tax policy and administration; and legal advice on the issue and sale of Government of Ontario securities.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Finance (1993-)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA90

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Finance controls Ontario. Ministry of Finance. Legal Services Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1993-

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

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

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1564

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Revenue. Legal Services Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Finance. Legal Services Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Treasury and Economics. Office of Legal Services (1978-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1595

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Treasury and Economics. Office of Legal Services is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Finance. Legal Services Branch

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1979

    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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        Sources

        KWIK Indexes, 1993-2005

        Government of Ontario phone books, 1993-2005

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Paquet