Ontario Adult Inmate Profiles With Anti-Racism Act Consent Data

Annual 2023 data profiles all individuals incarcerated in Ontario provincial adult correctional institutions for any duration during the reporting year. It includes inmate consent status for the Anti-Racism Act, 2017, and, for consenting individuals, their responses on Indigenous identity, ethnic origin, race, and religion. The dataset is produced by the Government of Ontario and was last updated in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between inmate demographics (Indigenous identity, ethnic origin) and incarceration patterns.
• Model consent status for Anti-Racism Act data collection using inmate profile features.
• Study religious affiliation distribution within the provincial inmate population.
• Assess racial composition trends in Ontario's correctional institutions over time.

Strengths

• Covers the entire population of individuals incarcerated in Ontario provincial adult institutions for a calendar year.
• Includes specific, legally-defined data fields for anti-racism analysis (Indigenous identity, ethnic origin, race, religion).

Limitations

• Exact row count and sample size are unknown.
• Limited to a single province (Ontario), not nationally representative.
• Data is updated periodically; specific update frequency is not stated.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario.

Collection Method

Administrative data from provincial adult correctional institutions, likely linked to the Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS).

Time Range

Calendar year 2023.

Freshness

Updated as of February 2026.

Geography

Ontario, Canada.