Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services. Legal Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services. 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

      1993-1999

      History

      The Legal Services Branch was created in 1993, when the Ministry of the Solicitor General was merged with the Ministry of Correctional Services to form the new Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services.

      The Legal Services Branch, witihin the Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services, ceased to exist in 1999 when the ministry was split into the Ministry of the Solicitor General (1999-2002) and the Ministry of Correctional Services (1999-2002). As a result of this split, Legal Services branches were establlished in both of the new ministries.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Legal Branch provided legal advice to the Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services on statute and regulation interpretation, and the preparation of legislation, regulations and contracts. It also provided the following legal services: preparing litigation; settling claims; providing legal opinions; appearing at hearings, inquests and tribunals; and legal counsel for the Animal Care Review Board, the Ontario Board of Parole and the Fire Safety Commission.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services (1993-1999)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA82

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services controls Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1993-1999

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General. Legal Branch (1978-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1317

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General. Legal Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Legal Services Branch (1971-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1561

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993). Legal Services Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services. Legal Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1913

      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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        Script(s)

          Sources

          KWIC Index to Government Services, 1993-1999

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Carpenter