Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Registrar's Office
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Supreme Court. Administrative Branch
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
In 1923, the Registrar's Office of the High Court Division was combined with the Registrar's Office of the Appellate Division, to form a single Registrar's Office for the Supreme Court; with the former Registrar of the Appellate Division assuming the position of Senior Registrar.
The Registrar's Office was also known as the Administrative Branch of the Supreme Court offices, which were located at Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario.
The Registrar's Office of the Supreme Court continued to exist until 1989, when legislation was passed merging the Supreme and District Courts of Ontario and regionalizing the administration of justice in the province.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Registrar’s Office of the Supreme Court performed the same duties as the predecessor Court of Appeal and High Court Registrars, namely, receiving the various fees and sums payable to the court; sealing, entering, filing and maintaining custody of writs; entering appearances and judgements; and the filing of a variety of records and reports of the court, including all declarations, pleas, demurers, recognizances, and writs of execution.
In addition to the Senior Registrar, the office was responsible for receiving and maintaining the records of all criminal cases tried at Assize; and for the Surrogate Clerk of Ontario, who was responsible for maintaining a record of all applications for grants of probate and letters of administration for estates of the deceased in the province.
Address
Order in Council 128/216 (May 4, 1923)
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
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Control area
Authority record identifier
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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
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Legislation/Orders in Council (see above) Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Supreme Court of Ontario (Civil Matters), 1951
Annual Report of the Ministry of the Attorney General, 1989/90
Ontario Public Accounts
Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1988/1989
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
T. Belton, R. Anger