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Legal Branch [textual record]

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Date:

1910-1944.

Reference:

R200-84-8-E, RG19-E-3-h, RG19-E-3-g

Type of material:

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

139099

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Department of Finance fonds

Legal Branch
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Series includes:

2 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1910-1944.

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1.7 m of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of records created and maintained by the office of the Legal Branch and the office of the Departmental Solicitor, the predecessors of the Law Branch.

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Creator: Canada. Dept. of Finance. Legal Branch

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Canada. Dept. of Finance. Legal Branch : The Departmental Solicitor within the Legal Branch provided legal advice and services to the Department of Finance. Policy recommendations formulated in the department were generally referred to the solicitor to verify their legality. Robert B. Viets was the departmental solicitor for much of the period covered in this series. The Law Branch is the current successor to the office of the Legal Branch and the office of the Departmental Solicitor. The Law Branch manages and administers all legal services to the Department of Finance and OSFI. It also manages and administers the Access to Information and Privacy Unit and the Department's legislative program. All lawyers in the branch are officers of the Department of Justice. It is composed of three divisions and one unit.

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Government

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RG19-E-3-h
RG19-E-3-g
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