Ontario Justice System

• Ontario ends agreement for immigration detainees to be held in provincial jails

  Ontario has followed other provinces, including British Columbia and Alberta, by tearing up an agreement that allowed federal immigration officials to keep people in Ontario jails.

  Politics

  Jun 17, 2023
  
• Rehabilitation-first court model to be expanded into Barrie. What it means for the Ontario city

  How crime is approached in the justice system in Barrie could start to look a lot different, with the city the latest to be approved to pilot an alternative court model.

  Crime

  Apr 20, 2023
  
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• Justice centre opens in Kenora, Ont., to help Indigenous people, has health, social supports

  Attorney General Doug Downey says the new justice centre in Kenora, Ont., will hold individuals accountable while providing wraparound supports.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2023
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• Ontario’s attorney general says coronavirus pandemic has jumpstarted justice system modernization

  "The pandemic showed us in stark terms how far behind Ontario's justice system had fallen."

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2020
• Ontario non-profit tackling racism in justice system through education, enhanced reporting

  A new not-for-profit is working to provide better information to judges prior to the sentencing process 'in order to get to the right determination.'

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2020
• Proposed Ontario justice modernization law would undermine access to system, experts say

  Community legal clinics and law professors are among those raising the alarm over Bill 161, particularly its impact on the province's legal aid system.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2020
• Coronavirus: Pandemic forces Ontario justice system ‘stuck in the 1970s’ to modernize

  "I don't think anyone should want to return to what was normal, because what was normal was really outdated, inefficient and costly," said Ottawa defence lawyer Michael Spratt.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2020
• Man convicted in murder of Toronto grandmother planning appeal after Ontario court ruling

  Scores of serious criminal cases where judges denied the use of peremptory challenges could require new trials.

  Crime

  Jan 24, 2020
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• New book on convicted murderer Andrew Watson criticizes criminal justice system

  A longtime friend of Andrew Watson, convicted in the murder of Lise Fredette of Peterborough, is taking aim at Ontario's justice system, arguing that his friend wasn't treated fairly.

  Crime

  Feb 13, 2018