Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Policy Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Policy Development Division was renamed the Policy Branch and placed within the newly established Public Law and Policy Division in 1997.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Policy Branch of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General researches and analyses the administration of civil justice in Ontario; reviews the statutes administered by the Ministry; develops its legislative program; and provides advice to the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General on the progress of bills during enactment. The Policy Branch also advises on the policy and funding of legal aid and coordinates the Ministry's programs and litigation strategy on aboriginal issues.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
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
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
KWIC Index, 1997
Maintenance notes
Agency not in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
R. Anger/Fontaine