Attorney General of Ontario
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The Attorney General of Ontario is the province’s chief legal advisor and top law officer, responsible for overseeing the administration of justice and providing legal counsel to the Ontario government.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Attorney General of Ontario canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government office
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provincial cabinet position ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
AG of Ontario
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Ontario Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Lieutenant Governor of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedOnAdviceOf | Premier of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| heads | Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
Crown prosecution services in Ontario
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administration of courts in Ontario ⓘ civil law matters involving the Ontario government ⓘ legal policy for the Ontario government ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Legislative Assembly of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeCreatedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| officeHolderMustBe | Member of Provincial Parliament ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType |
chief law officer
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chief legal advisor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Executive Council of Ontario
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Government of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByOffice | Attorney General for Canada West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
ensuring access to justice programs in Ontario
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legal policy development for the Ontario government ⓘ protecting the public interest in legal matters ⓘ upholding the rule of law in Ontario ⓘ |
| role |
advises Ontario ministries on legal issues
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may introduce justice-related legislation in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario ⓘ oversees civil litigation involving the Government of Ontario ⓘ oversees public prosecutions policy in Ontario ⓘ oversees the administration of justice in Ontario ⓘ provides legal advice to the Government of Ontario ⓘ represents the Crown in legal matters in Ontario ⓘ responsible for certain public safety and justice programs ⓘ responsible for legal services to Ontario government ministries ⓘ supervises Crown prosecutors in Ontario ⓘ |
| seat | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Executive Council of Ontario
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Premier of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksWith | Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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