Ontario. Ministry of Revenue. Legal Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Revenue. 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

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1993

      History

      The Legal Services Branch was created within the Ministry of Revenue, in April 1972 at the creation of the Ministry.

      The branch reported to the Deputy Minister of Revenue throughout its existence. By the 1990's the Legal Services Branch had offices in both Toronto and Oshawa, although it continued to be headed by a single Director.

      The branch was succeeded by the Legal Services Branch of the new Ministry of Finance in 1993.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Legal Services Branch provided a range of legal services to the Ontario Ministry of Revenue including the provision of legal opinions to the various branches in the ministry, the preparation and review of proposed legislation, interpretation of statutes and other legal documents, and representation of the ministry at tribunals and court appearances. The staff litigation generally involved tax appeals, collections and prosecutions under the taxation statutes.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Revenue (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA89

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

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

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Health. Direct Services Division (1973-1982)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1268

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Health. Direct Services Division is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Revenue. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Revenue. Legal Services Branch (1968-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1597

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Revenue. Legal Services Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Revenue. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Finance. Legal Services Branch (1993-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1979

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Finance. Legal Services Branch is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Revenue. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1564

      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

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          Sources

          Ont. Gov't Phone Directories

          Maintenance notes

          Not in Canadiana Name Authorities

          Archivist(s):
          Ralph Coram