Document Record

Creator

Canada (Province). Executive Council Office

Title

"Put by" Submissions to the Executive Council of the Province of Canada, 1841-1873
"Put by" Submissions (Series 2) to the Executive Council of the Province of Canada, 1843-1867
Soumissions mises de côté ("Put by" Submissions) par le Conseil exécutif de la province du Canada, 1841-1873

Identifier

MIKAN: 205334
Reels/Bobines: H-1702 to H-1708
Archival Reference/Référence Archivistique: RG 1-E5, R11250-12-7-E
oocihm.lac_mikan_205334
lac_mikan_205334

Subject

Government
Gouvernement

Document source

Library and Archives Canada/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada

Notes

1843-1867
Copyright Government of Canada/Droit d'auteur Gouvernement du Canada
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted/Protégé par le droit d'auteur - Utilisation non commerciale autorisée
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Language

English

Description

The Executive Council of the Province of Canada had a similar function to the Cabinet in England, but was not responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from its inception in 1841 to 1848. Its members were advisers to the Governor and, later, the Premier of the Province of Canada, and they were usually a part of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada. The Executive Council was appointed, often for life, and came from both Canada West and Canada East. The Council, itself, replaced the Executive Councils of Upper and Lower Canada, and existed from 1841 to 1867, when it was replaced by the Queen's Privy Council of Canada.
This series consists of letters, petitions, reports and related documents submitted to the Executive Council but laid aside for further consideration or not decided upon, and separated from the submissions upon which a determination was made. A 'put by' submission, by its nature, does not have a corresponding order-in-council since no decision requiring the authorization of an action is made, but commentary regarding its presentation in Council is recorded in the minutes. Some submissions "put by" were, of course, later decided upon once the problem which had led to their being put by was resolved. Submissions on both land and state matters were put by. They are filed in two numeric sequences. Gaps in the sequences reflect the fact that only selected submissions were put by and that some submissions so classified may have been retained in the Executive Council Office or returned to the originating office.
No finding aid is available on the microfilm.
Le rôle du Conseil exécutif de la province du Canada était comparable à celui du Cabinet britannique, mais le Conseil n'était pas responsable envers l'Assemblée législative de la province du Canada entre le moment de sa création en 1841 et 1848. Ses membres jouaient le rôle de conseillers auprès du gouverneur, puis subséquemment auprès du premier ministre de la province du Canada. Originaires tant de Canada Ouest que de Canada Est, les conseillers exécutifs étaient souvent nommés à vie et, en général, ils faisaient partie du Conseil législatif de la province du Canada. Le Conseil exécutif comme tel a remplacé les Conseils exécutifs du Haut et du Bas-Canada et demeura en place de 1841 à 1867. C'est alors qu'il fut remplacé par le Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada.
Cette série est constituée des lettres, pétitions, rapports et documents connexes soumis au Conseil exécutif, mais qui ont été mis de côté pour examen ultérieur ou qui n'ont pas fait l'objet d'une décision. Ces soumissions furent séparées des autres pour lesquelles une décision a été prise. De par sa nature, une soumission ayant été mise de côté n'a pas de décret correspondant puisqu'aucune décision exigeant l'autorisation d'une action n'a été prise, mais les procès-verbaux enregistrent des commentaires émis au moment de sa présentation au Conseil. Bien sûr, certaines soumissions mises de côté ont éventuellement fait l'objet d'une décision lorsque le problème à l'origine de leur mise à l'écart fut résolu. Les soumissions concernant tant les questions de propriété foncière que celles relevant de l'État ont été mises de côté. Elles sont classées selon deux séquences numériques. Les lacunes dans la numérotation attestent du fait que seul quelques soumissions sélectionnées ont été mises de côté et que quelques soumissions ainsi classées ont été, soit conservées par le Bureau du Conseil exécutif, soit retournées à leur bureau d'origine.
Aucun instrument de recherche n'est disponible sur la bobine.
This is the primary finding aid for the majority of the records in this fonds. It does not have a finding aid number and is found in a binder which combines both a typed narrative description of the holdings and a typed listing of the records at the volume and title level of description. The CAB RG 1 Shelf List is organized internally according to the former arrangement structure of the fonds in that it groups the record lists under series numbers, e.g., E1, E2, L1, etc., and series titles which have now been superseded in the the most recent intellectual arrangement of the fonds. CAB RG 1 Shelf List
Until such time as the CAB RG 1 Shelf List can be automated, however, it must continue to serve as the principal finding aid for the majority of the records. In order to facilitate continued use of the CAB RG 1 Shelf List, a finding aid note appears in lower level descriptive entries directing the user to the appropriate section of the CAB RG 1 Shelf List. For example, the records now described as the State Minute Books of the Executive Council were formerly part of a series known as RG 1, series E 1. A finding aid note in the descriptive entry directs the user to the E 1 section of the CAB RG 1 Shelf List for a volume list. CAB RG 1
The inter-relationships amongst the series in this fonds are such that a finding aid describing one series may also provide a degree of access to other series. Thus, for example, the index and registers known as the Analytical Index to the State Minutes for 1841-1867 (vols. 97-104 of the State Minute Books of the Executive Council series) not only provide access by personal names and subjects to the state minutes but also can be used to gain access to the records in the State Submissions to the Executive Council series and the Orders-in-Council of the Executive Council series (as both are arranged chronologically by date of decision in Council). CAB RG 1
Similarly, the annual indexes and registers of submissions in the State Submissions to the Executive Council series must be consulted year by year but offer access by date as well as names and subjects to not only the state submissions but also the State Minute Books of the Executive Council series, the Despatches Referred to the Executive Council series, and the Orders in Council of the Executive Council series. They also provide a degree of access to the 'Put By' Submissions to the Executive Council series. Details of the inter-relationships among finding aids are provided in the relevant series descriptions. CAB RG 1

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