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Finding Ontario Orders in Council

Last year, we shared a blog post highlighting the sources and tools for finding current and historical federal orders in council – but what about Ontario? This blog post, together with a previous post – Finding Ontario OICs– will provide a checklist for where to look when searching for Ontario Orders in Council. A task that often leaves researchers empty-handed.

Finding Federal Orders in Council

Sourcing Orders in Council is rarely a straightforward task. Often researchers will experience frustrating hiccups in their search as they are faced with where to find unpublished Orders, as well as the inconsistent indexing standards of the past.

This blog post will attempt to provide a checklist for where to look in the (sometimes) nebulous world of searching for Orders in Council.