Collection search - Central registry files of Justice Legal Services Unit in Solicitor General, National Capital Commission and Northern Pipeline Agency [multiple media]

The records in this accession consist of central registry files created and maintained by the Legal Services Unit attached to the Solicitor General of Canada (29 boxes), the National Capital Commission (6 boxes), and the Northern Pipeline Agency (2 boxes). The records document specialized legal advice and policy direction between the Department of Justice and the Legal Services Unit.

The files are maintained based on the subject content of the record or case name and/or details of the case using the Department of Justice central file classification system. Each Legal Services Unit classifies records according to the subject matter or case name. Generally the records can be categorized into four main groups: Administrative, Legal Operational, Legal Policy and Program Development. As a rule information is retrieved by name, subject, statute or term.