Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Official Documents Section
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
When the Ontario Ministry of Government Services was formed in 1972 the Recording Office of the former Department of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship was moved to the jurisdiction of the new Ministry, and was renamed the Official Documents Section.
Within the Ministry, the Official Documents Section became part of the Protocol Services Branch from 1972- 1979, part of the Administrative Services Branch from 1979-1982, and part of the General Services Branch from 1982-1993.
In 1993 the Ministry of Government Services was absorbed into the Management Board of Cabinet, and the Official Documents Section became part of the General Business Services Branch.
In 1998, the Official Ducuments Section was transferred to the Shared Services Bureau (withih the Management Board), were it became part of the General Administrative Services Delivery Branch. In 2005, the Shared services Bureau was renamed Ontario Shared Services and transferred to a new Ministry of Government Services.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Official Documents Section prepares, records, searches and makes copies available of official Ontario documents such as Notarized documents and affidavits are certified by the section. The office also prepares congratulatory scrolls for Ontario citizens to commemorate significant accomplishments or anniversaries, and prepares certificates of appointments under the Great Seal of the Province of Ontario and the Privy Seal of the Lieutenant Governor.
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Relationships area
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Access points area
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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
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Sources
KWIK Indexrs to Ontario Government Services, 1991-2006.
Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1972-2006.
Maintenance notes
Not in Canadiana name authorities, 1996-12-24.
Archivist(s):
Paquet