Anti-Racism Act (ARA) Reporting in Correctional Services

Under the Anti-Racism Act, 2017 (ARA) and its associated regulation and guidance, the Ministry of the Solicitor General is required to collect, analyze, and publicly report on race- and identity-based data within its correctional services. The document(s) on this page are published for the purpose of complying to the greatest extent with Standard 36 of Ontario’s Anti-Racism Data Standards (ARDS). Standard 36 of the ARDS requires Public Sector Organizations (PSOs) that are regulated under the ARA to develop and make publicly available—on a regular and timely basis—a report that includes results of race- and identity-based data analyses and other specified requirements.

Note: Resources on this page may be updated periodically. For information on data updates, please consult the available metadata such as data dictionary and supporting documentation.

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Tags: anti-racism anti-racism

Anti-Racism Act Anti-Racism Act

Anti-Racism Data St... Anti-Racism Data Standards

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ARDS ARDS

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ethnicity ethnicity

identity-based data identity-based data

incidents incidents

incident reporting incident reporting

Indigenous identity Indigenous identity

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race race

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religion religion

spiritual affiliation spiritual affiliation

technical report technical report

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incarceration incarceration
Geographic coverage: Ontario
Maintainer: Anti-Racism Strategy & Analysis Unit/ Business Intelligence & Insights Branch
Author: Ministry of the Solicitor General
Author Email: Ministry of the Solicitor General
Maintainer branch: Business Intelligence & Insights
Last Validated Date: October 27, 2025
Update frequency: Yearly