Ontario. Treasury Dept. Legal Branch

• Legal Branch

• Ontario. Dept. of the Provincial Treasurer. Legal Branch

The Legal Branch within the Treasury Dept. was created in 1964, reporting to the Deputy Minister. Prior to this, the senior legal official in the Treasury Dept. was traditionally called the Solicitor to the Treasury, and functioned under the Comptroller of Revenue. At times the two officials were the same person. When the Legal Branch first formally constituted, it was staffed by solicitors who formerly worked in various branches of the Treasury Dept., such as the Succession Duty Branch.

The branch was succeeded by the Legal Services Branch of the new Dept. of Revenue in 1968.

The Legal Branch provided a range of legal services to the Ontario Treasury Dept. and the Office of the Comptroller of Revenue, including the provision of legal opinions to the various branches in the Dept., the preparation and review of proposed legislation, interpretation of statutes and other legal documents, and representation of the Dept. at tribunals and court appearances. The staff litigation generally involved tax appeals, collections and prosecutions under the taxation statutes.

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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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