Identity area
Type of entity
Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1985-1995). Legal Branch
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Legal Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1985-1995
History
The Legal Branch was set up as part of the Ministry of Housing in 1985.
The branch was amalgmated with the Legal Branch of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs in 1995 with the re-creation of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Legal Branch of the Minstry of Housing provided legal advice to the Minister, Deputy Minister and operational branches in all matters relating to the mandate of the Ministry, including the Ontario Housing Corporation.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1985-1995) (1985-1995)
Identifier of related entity
AA94
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1985-1995) controls Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1985-1995). Legal Branch
Dates of relationship
1985-1995
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985). Legal Branch (1981-1985)
Identifier of related entity
CA1254
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985). Legal Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1985-1995). Legal Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Legal Branch (1995-)
Identifier of related entity
CA2047
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Legal Branch is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1985-1995). Legal Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
CA1255
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
For Review
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1985-1995.
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities.
Archivist(s):
Crockett