Forensic Services and Coroner’s Complex
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About the Office of the Chief Coroner
- The Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC) investigates fatalities to help keep our communities safe. The OCC’s investigations are often used in the criminal justice system.
- The OCC conducts 20,000 forensic death investigations every year, 7,500 of which are in the Greater Toronto Area.
- The OCC is also responsible for storing human remains, signing cremation certificates and out-of-province shipments, inspecting Schools of Anatomy in Ontario, managing the provincial Multiple Fatality Plan, and supervising and educating investigating coroners and pathologists across the province.
About the Centre of Forensic Sciences
- The Centre of Forensic Sciences (CFS) supports the criminal justice system and front line officers, firefighters, emergency personnel who keep our communities in Ontario safe.
- CFS provides forensic examinations for cases involving injury or death in unusual circumstances and in crimes against persons or property. It investigates more than 10,000 cases per year.
- CFS also provides scientific support to coroners, pathologists, police, fire investigators, educational institutions, and Crown and defence attorneys.
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