Ontario. Property Law Branch (1985-1990)

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Property Law Branch (1985-1990)

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Property Law Branch (1985-1990)

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1985-1990

      History

      The Property Law Branch (1985-1990) was established with the formation of the Registration Division in 1985. The branch was also known for the first year or so as the Property Law Section. It was headed by a Director reporting to the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Registration Division. In 1990, the Property Law Branch was replaced with the Legal Services Branch, within the Registration Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Property Law Branch provided legal advice and support to the Registration Division of the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations concerning legislation, regulations and other legal issues relating to land ownership and transfer in Ontario. It also provided advice on the security registration of personal property and beginning in 1987 the registration of vital statistics. It provided audit reviews of land registry office practices and was responsible for the administration and interpretation of statutes relating to the above functions.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations (1972-2001)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA18

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations controls Ontario. Property Law Branch (1985-1990)

      Dates of relationship

      1985-1990

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Legal and Survey Standards Branch (1976-1985)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1312

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Legal and Survey Standards Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Property Law Branch (1985-1990)

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

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      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1385

      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 to Government Services, Governemnt of Ontario Telephone Directories

          Maintenance notes

          Not in Canadiana Authorities, 24-12-1996

          Archivist(s):
          Dirks