Identity area
Type of entity
Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985). 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
1981-1985
History
The Legal Branch was established in 1981 on the creation of the new Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
The Legal Branch ceased to exist in 1985 with the division of the Ministry into the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Legal Branch the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to provide legal advice to the Minister, Deputy Minister and the operational branches in all matters under the mandate of the Ministry, including the Ontario Housing Corporation.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985) (1981-1985)
Identifier of related entity
AA93
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985) controls Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985). Legal Branch
Dates of relationship
1981-1985
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs. Office of Legal Services (1978-1981)
Identifier of related entity
CA1253
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs. Office of Legal Services is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985). Legal Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1973-1981). Legal Services Branch (1973-1981)
Identifier of related entity
CA1252
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1973-1981). Legal Services Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985). Legal Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1985-1995). Legal Branch (1985-1995)
Identifier of related entity
CA1255
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Housing (1985-1995). Legal Branch is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985). Legal Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Legal Branch (1985-1995)
Identifier of related entity
CA1256
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Legal Branch is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1981-1985). Legal Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
CA1254
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
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1981-1985.
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities.
Archivist(s):
Crockett