Ontario. Property Rights Division

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Property Rights Division

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Property Rights Division

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1985

      History

      The Property Rights Division came into existence at the same time at the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, on April 1, 1972. It assumed the functions formerly held by the Land Registration Branch of the Department of Justice.

      At creation, the division consisted of the Legal Services Branch, the Legal Surveys Branch, the Personal Property Registration Branch, and the Field Operations Branch. The Legal Services Branch became known as the Property Law Branch shortly after 1972. In 1976 the Property Law Branch and the Legal Surveys Branch were merged to form the Legal and Surveys Standards Branch. The Field Operations Branch was replaced with the Real Property Registration Branch in 1976.

      The Property Rights Division ceased to exist in 1985, and its functions were assumed by the newly created Registration Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Property Rights Division was responsible for recording land ownership and transfer in Ontario, and also for recording security interest in personal property.

      Address

      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 Rights Division

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1985

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations. Registration Division (1986-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1214

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations. Registration Division is the successor of Ontario. Property Rights Division

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1213

      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

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Canadiana Name Authorities.

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1972-1986.

          Annual Reports of the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Steve Billinton