Welcome to the Digital Records Online (DRO) section of the Archives of Ontario website. This area will allow users to view actual ‘born-digital’ archival records from government and private donors that have been acquired by the Archives of Ontario. Archival electronic records are records that were originally created and subsequently maintained in a digital format. They differ from digitized records, which are paper-based or analog archival records that have been digitized through scanning or some other technique.
Note: The archival records available for viewing here are historical in nature. They are no longer being updated or modified in any manner and are meant to be presented to users as they were originally created and maintained by their donors.
Please see below for a brief introduction on using the Digital Records Online (DRO) section of our website.
Description of Records: Before
viewing any records in DRO, it is suggested that you
view the description of the record from our
Archives
Descriptive Database (ADD). The
description provides useful information about the record
such as the dates of creation, its content and the terms
governing use. A link to this descriptive information
has been provided for each record.
Access: This area will only include records that are free of any access restrictions as stipulated by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or private record donation agreements.
The Archives of Ontario will make every effort to
ensure the records on this site are accessible to
researchers using software that is readably available in
most computing environments.
Reproduction and Copyright: These
records are freely available to anyone that can access
the Archives of Ontario website and there are no
reproduction restrictions for research and private
study. For other uses, including those that wish to use
these records in a publication, exhibit or broadcast,
please refer to
Customer Service Guide
108 - Copyright and Your Research [Word, PDF]. Please see the ‘Terms governing use’ section of the
ADD description for further information specific to each
record.
Citation: Please refer to Customer Service Guide 107 - Guide to Citing Archival Records [Word, PDF]. Much of the information needed for citation purposes will be found in the ADD description for the record.
Description
The public website of the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario including both English and French language versions. A full description of this record can be found in the Archives Descriptive Database.
Access
To view the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario website click here (The site will open in a new window)
Note: This is the final version of the Inquiry's website. It was transferred to the Archives of Ontario in October, 2008. The record contains all of the web pages of the final version of the inquiry website. The ‘look and feel’ and the full functionality of the site have been maintained with the following exception:
The search function is not available as it was driven by the web server that is no longer operational.
Description
The public website of the Sars Commission including both English and French language versions. A full description of this record can be found in the Archives Descriptive Database.
Access
To view the SARS Commission website click here (The site will open in a new window)
Note: This is the final version of the Commission's website. It was transferred to the Archives of Ontario in October, 2008. The record contains all of the web pages of the final version of the inquiry website. The ‘look and feel’ and the full functionality of the site have been maintained with the following exceptions:
The search function is not available as it was driven by the web server that is no longer operational.
Some sections of the site such as ‘Feedback’ and ‘Location of Offices’ were removed as the inquiry office is now closed
Description
The public website of the Ipperwash Inquiry including both English and French language versions. A full description of this record can be found in the Archives Descriptive Database.
Access
To view the Ipperwash Inquiry web site click here (The site will open in a new window)
Note: This is the final version of the Inquiry's website. It was transferred to the Archives of Ontario in August, 2007. The record contains all of the web pages of the final version of the inquiry website. The ‘look and feel’ and the full functionality of the site have been maintained with the following exceptions:
The search function is not available as it was driven by the web server that is no longer operational.
Some sections of the site such as ‘Feedback’ and ‘Location of Offices’ were removed as the inquiry office is now closed
Description
The public website of the Walkerton Inquiry. A full description of this record can be found in the Archives Descriptive Database.
Access
To view the Walkerton Inquiry web site click here (The site will open in a new window)
Note: This is the final version of the Inquiry's website. It was transferred to the Archives of Ontario in September 2002. The record contains all of the web pages of the final version of the inquiry website. The ‘look and feel’ and the full functionality of the site have been maintained with the following exceptions:
The search function is not available as it was driven by the web server that is no longer operational.
Some sections of the site such as ‘Feedback’ and ‘Location of Offices’ were removed as the inquiry office is now closed
Description
The public website of the Motherisk Commission including both English and French language versions. A full description of this record is in progress and when ready will appear in the Archives Descriptive Database.
Access
To view the Motherisk Commission website click here
Note: This is the final version of the Commission's website. It was transferred to the Archives of Ontario in January 2020. The record contains all of the web pages of the final version of the Commission’s website. The ‘look and feel’ and the full functionality of the site have been maintained as far as possible.
Description
The public website of the Ottawa Light Rail Transit Public Inquiry including both English and French language versions. A full description of this record is in progress and when ready will appear in the Archives Descriptive Database.
Access
To view the Ottawa LRT Public Inquiry website click here.
Note: This is the final version of the Commission's website. It was transferred to the Archives of Ontario in December 2022. The record contains all of the web pages of the final version of the Commission’s website. The ‘look and feel’ and the full functionality of the site have been maintained as far as possible.