Identity area
Type of entity
Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. 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 established in 1985 with the organization of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs.
The branch was amalgamated with the Legal Services Branch of the Ministry of Housing 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 Ministry of Municipal Affairs provided legal advice to the Minister, Deputy Minister and operational branches on all matters within the mandate of the Ministry.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs (1985-1995)
Identifier of related entity
AA95
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs controls Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. 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 Municipal Affairs. 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 Municipal Affairs. Legal Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
CA1256
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, 1985-1995.
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities.
Archivist(s):
Crockett