Ontario. Official Documents Section

• Official Documents Section

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.

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.

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

KWIK Indexrs to Ontario Government Services, 1991-2006.

Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1972-2006.

Not in Canadiana name authorities, 1996-12-24.

Archivist(s):
Paquet