Bill 116: Safety and Accountability in Ontario Corrections Act, 2026

This bill primarily affects Ontario's correctional services sector, including correctional institutions, their management teams, and employees such as correctional officers, healthcare workers, and administrative staff working in provincial jails and detention centres. Businesses or organizations that contract with the Ontario government to provide correctional services — such as food suppliers, equipment vendors, medical service providers, and training companies — could be indirectly affected by new transparency and reporting requirements. Day-to-day impacts include how facility managers respond to employee requests for resources, handle safety incidents, manage staffing and discipline, and report workplace culture issues. The whistle-blower protections also apply to any person or entity, meaning private contractors or service providers working within correctional settings who report wrongdoing are protected from reprisals including contract termination, and any confidentiality agreements that purport to prevent such disclosures are rendered void.