Ontario. Office of the Deputy Attorney General (1972-)

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Office of the Deputy Attorney General (1972-)

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Deputy Attorney General

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-

      History

      In 1972, the Ontario Department of Justice was renamed the Ontairo Ministry of the Attorney General. With this change, the title of the Deputy Minister reverted to that of Deputy Attorney General.

      Since 1972, a variety of smaller administrative units have been placed under the immediate supervision of the Deputy Attorney General. These specialised offices were considered to be of particular importance or sensitivity and as such were tied closely to the activities of the Attorney General or the Deputy. These offices have included the Communications Branch, the French Language Services Branch, the Drinking/Driving Countermeasures Office, the Anti-Racism Unit, and the Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Office.

      There have been eight Deputy Attorneys General since 1972. They are: F.W. Callaghan (1972-1976); H. Allan Leal (1977-1980); A.R. Dick (1981-1982); Archie Campbell (1983-1985); Richard F. Chaloner (1986-1991); Mary Hogan (1992- 1993); George Thomson (1994-1995); and Larry Taman (1995-).

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Deputy Attorney General is responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. The Deputy is also responsible for recommending policies and providing information and advice to the Attorney General, and for ensuring continuity in the administration of the Ministry during changes in government.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General (1972-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA72

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General controls Ontario. Office of the Deputy Attorney General (1972-)

      Dates of relationship

      1972-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Justice. Office of the Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General (1969-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA267

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Justice. Office of the Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General is the predecessor of Ontario. Office of the Deputy Attorney General (1972-)

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA232

      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, 1975-1997

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1971-1996

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger