Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Legal Branch
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Legal Services Branch
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Legal Branch was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Ministry of Housing into the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
The Legal Branch of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs amalgamated with the Legal Branch of the Ministry of Housing.
The name of the Legal Branch was amended in 2004 to Legal Services Branch.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Legal Branch of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing provides a full range of legal services to the Ministry and its boards and agencies.
The Branch additionally assumes responsibility for managing all litigation including court and tribunal proceedings and prosecutions in which the Ministry has an interest.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
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Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
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Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
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Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
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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Script(s)
Sources
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1995-2005
KWIC Index to Services, 1995-2006
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Diamond