Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services

Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services

Ministère de la Sécurité communautaire et des Services correctionnels  (French)
Government ministry overview
Formed	1972
Jurisdiction	Government of Ontario
Headquarters	18th Floor, 25 Grosvenor Street, Toronto, Ontario
Minister responsible	Yasir Naqvi, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Website	www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca

The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (French: Ministère de la Sécurité communautaire et des Services correctionnels) is responsible for law enforcement services in the Canadian province of Ontario, including the Ontario Provincial Police, correctional centres, detention centres/jails (detention centres and jails are essentially the same except the latter are smaller), parole boards, public safety and disaster management (under The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management). The ministry was created as the Ministry of Public Safety and Security in 2002 with the amalgamation of the former Ministry of Correctional Services and the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Ontario. Its headquarters are on the 18th floor of 25 Grosvenor Street in Toronto.

The current Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services in the Ontario cabinet is Yasir Naqvi.

List of Ministers of Community Safety and Correctional Services

• Monte Kwinter, Liberal, 2003–2007
• Rick Bartolucci, Liberal, 2007–2010
• Jim Bradley, 2010–2011
• Madeleine Meilleur, 2011–2014
• Yasir Naqvi, 2014–present

List of Ministers of Public Safety and Security

• Bob Runciman, Progressive Conservative, 2002–2003

List of Solicitors-General of Ontario

not complete

• John Yaremko, Progressive Conservative, April 7, 1972 – February 26, 1974
• George Albert Kerr, Progressive Conservative, February 26, 1974 – July 18, 1975
• John Clement, Progressive Conservative, June 18, 1975 – October 7, 1975
• John Palmer MacBeth, Progressive Conservative, October 7, 1975 – January 21, 1978
• George Albert Kerr, Progressive Conservative, January 21, 1978 – September 11, 1978
• Roy McMurtry, Progressive Conservative, September 11, 1978 – February 13, 1982 (while Attorney General)
• George William Taylor, Progressive Conservative, February 13, 1982 – February 8, 1985
• John Reesor Williams, Progressive Conservative, February 8, 1985 – May 17, 1985
• Kenneth A. Keyes, Liberal, June 26, 1985 – December 3, 1986
• Ian Scott, Liberal, December 3, 1986 – January 9, 1987 (while Attorney General)
• Kenneth A. Keyes, Liberal, January 9, 1987 – September 9, 1987
• Joan Smith, Liberal, September 29, 1987 – June 6, 1989
• Ian Scott, Liberal, June 6, 1989 – August 2, 1989 (while Attorney General)
• Steven Offer, Liberal, August 2, 1989 – October 1, 1990
• Mike Farnan, NDP, October 1, 1990 – July 31, 1991
• Allan Pilkey, NDP, July 31, 1991 – February 3, 1993
• David Christopherson, NDP, February 3, 1993 – June 26, 1995
• Bob Runciman, Progressive Conservative, June 26, 1995 – April 27, 1998 June 17, 1999
• Jim Flaherty, Progressive Conservative, April 27, 1998 – July 27, 1998 - as interim minister
• Bob Runciman, Progressive Conservative, July 27, 1998 – June 17, 1999
• David Tsubouchi, Progressive Conservative, June 17, 1999 – February 7, 2001
• David Turnbull, Progressive Conservative, February 8, 2001 – April 14, 2002

List of Ontario Ministers of Correctional Services

Note: This list is not complete.

	Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
	Arthur Meen	Progressive Conservative	February 3, 1977	June 23, 1977
	John Palmer MacBeth	Progressive Conservative	June 23, 1977	September 21, 1977
	Frank Drea	Progressive Conservative	September 21, 1977	October 18, 1978
	Gordon Walker	Progressive Conservative	October 18, 1978	April 10, 1981
	Nick Leluk	Progressive Conservative	April 10, 1981	May 17, 1985
	Don Cousens	Progressive Conservative	May 17, 1985	June 26, 1985
	Ken Keyes	Liberal	June 26, 1985	September 29, 1987
	David Ramsay	Liberal	September 29, 1987	August 2, 1989
	Richard Patten	Liberal	August 2, 1989	October 1, 1990
	Mike Farnan	New Democratic Party	October 1, 1990	July 31, 1991
	Allan Pilkey	New Democratic Party	July 31, 1991	September 23, 1992
	David Christopherson	New Democratic Party	September 23, 1992	June 26, 1995
	Robert Runciman	Progressive Conservative	June 26, 1995	June 17, 1999
	Rob Sampson	Progressive Conservative	June 17, 1999	December 4, 2000
	Norman Sterling	Progressive Conservative	December 5, 2000	March 8, 2001
	Rob Sampson	Progressive Conservative	May 8, 2001	April 14, 2002

Security guard and private investigator licensing

In 2010, the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services began to administer tests for new applicants and existing security guard or private investigator cardholders. Prior to 2010, any individual (as long as they were free, or pardoned, of a criminal charge) could obtain one or both licences just by paying 80 dollars for each. The new requirements came after a coroner's inquest into the death of Patrick Shand, who died from asphyxiation while in the custody of an untrained private security guard and staff at a Loblaws store in Scarborough. Despite the store chain's policy of prohibiting use of force against shoplifters, Shand was restrained and handcuffed. Shand remained handcuffed when staff had to perform CPR after the former went into respiratory arrest. The handcuffs were not removed until Shand was placed in an ambulance 18 minutes after the 911 call was made.

In response to the inquest's recommendations, applicants for security guard or private investigator licences must pass a 32-hour training course before writing a test. 62.5% is a passing grade for security guards and 77% for private investigators.

See also

• List of correctional facilities in Ontario

External links

• Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
• Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (French)