Ontario Taking Tough-on-Crime Approach to Protect Communities from Criminals

To support our government’s plan to get tough on crime and ensure violent, repeat offenders remain behind bars, Ontario will introduce proposed changes that would streamline the judicial appointments process.

Ontario will also allocate 17 additional judges to the Ontario Court of Justice to help the court keep pace with a growing number of complex cases and address the existing backlog of criminal cases.

We will also strengthen the courts’ ability to prosecute serious crimes, including through the introduction of a new cybercrime and cryptocurrency prosecution team that will support police investigations and prosecute major cybercrime cases.

In addition, the province is expanding its dedicated guns and gangs units in targeted regions of the province to bolster border security by addressing the impact of illegal firearms coming into Canada. The Provincial Gun and Gang Support Unit that provides early advice to police investigations has also been made permanent.

Our government will continue taking action to keep violent and repeat offenders off our streets, and to protect Ontario.