Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Legal Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. 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-

      History

      The Legal Services Branch of the Ministry of the Environment was formed in 1972, assuming the functions of its predecessor, the Legal Branch of the Ontario Water Resources Commission.

      As of 2009, the Legal Services Branch continues to operate under the Deputy Minister's Office of the Ministry of the Environment.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Legal Services Branch provides legal advice, services and representation to the ministry. These activities include counselling the ministry on the interpretation of statutes and regulations; the preparation and review of proposed legislation, regulations and other legal documents; conducting prosecutions under provincial environmental legislation; representing the ministry before environmental, land-use planning and energy tribunals; and providing a wide range of solicitors' services, including drafting of contracts and settling of claims. The branch is part of the Ministry of the Attorney General.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993) (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA65

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993) controls Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (1993-1997)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA67

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy controls Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1993-1997

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002) (1997-2002)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA97

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1997-2002) controls Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1997-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario Water Resources Commission. Legal Branch (1958-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA707

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario Water Resources Commission. Legal Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of the Environment. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA2160

      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

          KWIC Indexes, 1987, 2006; INFO-GO Telephone Directory

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Sadinsky