Ontario. Ministry of Labour. Legal Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Labour. 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 Labour. Legal Office

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1966-

    History

    The Legal Services Branch was established as the Legal Branch of the Department of Labour in 1966. It was headed by a Departmental Solicitor and included two other solicitors.

    The branch continued to exist within the Ministry of Labour, and was renamed the Legal Services Branch in 1976. The branch formed part of the Program Analysis and Implementation Division of the Ministry, but after 1979, reported directly to the Deputy Minister.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Legal Services Branch provides general legal services to the Ontario Ministry of Labour. Those services include advising ministry staff on the interpretation of ministry statutes and regulations, representing the ministry at tribunal hearings, prosecuting offences under ministry statutes, preparing ministry contracts; and drafting proposed ministry legislation, regulations, orders-in-council and other legal instruments.

    Address

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Labour (1919-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA38

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Labour controls Ontario. Ministry of Labour. Legal Services Branch

    Dates of relationship

    1966-1972

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Labour (1972-)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA43

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

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

    Dates of relationship

    1972-

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA1376

    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

        The Government of Ontario Telephone Directory, 1966-2003; Ministry of Labour Annual Reports, 1970-1980 Ministry of Labour web site at: http://intra.infogo.gov.on.ca/paceweb/owa/intrasrv_en.disp_service_unit?IN_UNIT_ID=UNT0003449

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        Solovitch