What we do
Correctional services
- establishes, maintains, operates and monitors Ontario’s adult correctional institutions and probation and parole offices
- oversees adult offenders under parole supervision
- provides programs and facilities to help rehabilitate offenders
- ensures the safety of individuals placed in the correctional system while safeguarding their human rights
Public safety and security
- maintains the security of Ontario by coordinating public safety initiatives among municipal, fire and emergency services organizations within and outside the province
- delivers grant programs and promotes partnerships to minimize or eliminate hazards to people or property through:
- public education initiatives
- emergency measures
- scientific investigations
- coordination of fire safety services and the coroner’s system
Policing services
- oversees policing services throughout Ontario, including the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
- licenses, regulates and investigates the activities of private investigation and security agencies and their employees in Ontario
Contact us
Ministry of the Solicitor General
25 Grosvenor Street
Toronto, Ontario M7A 1Y6
Minister, media and news
Agencies, boards and commissions
The ministry is accountable for the following independent agencies:
Legislation
The ministry administers the following legislation in whole or in part:
- Accommodation Sector Registration of Guests Act, 2021 Not yet in force
- Ammunition Regulation Act, 1994
- Anatomy Act
- Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy Act, 2021 Not yet in force
- Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000
- Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 Not yet in force
- Coroners Act
- Correctional Services and Reintegration Act, 2018 Not yet in force
- Correctional Services Transformation Act, 2018
- Correctional Services Staff Recognition Week Act, 2016
- Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act
- Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997
- Firefighters’ Memorial Day Act, 2000
- First Responders Day Act, 2013
- Forensic Laboratories Act, 2018 Not yet in force
- Hawkins Gignac Act (Carbon Monoxide Safety), 2013
- Imitation Firearms Regulation Act, 2000
- Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009
- Keeping Ontario Open for Business Act, 2022
- Missing Persons Act, 2018
- Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Act, 2018 Not yet in force
- Mandatory Gunshot Wounds Reporting Act, 2005
- Ministry of Correctional Services Act
- Ministry of the Solicitor General Act
- Pawnbrokers Act
- Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015
- Police Services Act
- Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005
- Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019
- PTSD Awareness Day Act, 2019
- Security for Electricity Generating Facilities and Nuclear Facilities Act, 2014
Updated: August 04, 2023
Published: April 04, 2018