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Office of the Senior Crown Counsel
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Ontario. Office of the Senior Solicitor
Ontario. Office of the Senior Solicitor and Counsel
Ontario. Civil Litigation and Legal Advisory Services Branch
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The Office of Senior Crown Counsel was established within the Ontario Department of the Attorney General in 1945. Originally named the Office of the Senior Solicitor, the title was changed to the Office of the Senior Solicitor and Counsel in 1948. In 1964, the various branches and offices of the Department of the Attorney General were organized into divisions and the Office of the Senior Solicitor and Counsel, was renamed the Civil Litigation and Legal Advisory Services Branch, and placed within the Legislation and Civil Law Division. One year later, however, the division was abolished and the Civil Litigation and Legal Advisory Services Branch was renamed the Office of the Senior Crown Counsel.
In 1970, shortly after the Department of the Attorney General was renamed the Department of Justice, the Crown Law Office was established to which the Office of the Senior Crown Counsel was attached. The position of Senior Crown Counsel also acquired Assistant Deputy Attorney General status and was given the formal title of Assistant Deputy Attorney General and Senior Crown Counsel. The Department of Justice, however, only existed for three years. During the reorganization of the government in 1972, it was replaced with the Ministry of the Attorney General. Shortly after this reorganization, the name of the Office of the Senior Crown Counsel was changed once again, this time to the Crown Law Office-Civil. Assistant Deputy Attorney General status was also removed from the position at this time.
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The Senior Crown Counsel acted as legal advisor to the Attorney General and the Government of Ontario and represented the interests of the Crown in Right of Ontario before the courts of law in civil matters.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Canadian Almanac, 1944-1950
Directory and Guide to Services of the Ontario Government, 1948-1969
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1970-1973
Maintenance notes
Agency not in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
R. Anger