Coroner’s Inquest Records
This dataset details information about the individuals whose deaths were the subject of a coroner’s inquest as provided in the inquest jury’s verdict at the conclusion of the inquest.
For each inquest, the dataset includes information about the deceased based on the inquest verdict, including the identity of the decedent (the individual who died), and when, where, how (the medical cause of death), and by what means they died. Administrative data related to the inquest is also included (e.g., the inquest category, file number, the date the inquest started and ended).
Recommendations and responses for each inquest can be found in the inquest_data.csv dataset by searching for the Inquest Number that links both datasets.
Note: The names of youth (ages 0 to 18) who were the subject of an inquest have been redacted from the dataset.
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Data dictionary
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Numeric |
The calendar year in which the inquest was held. |
| Inquest_No. | Text |
The Office of the Chief Coroner's unique identifier for an inquest file. |
| Category | Text |
The type of inquest, such as Institutional, Law Enforcement, Workplace or Discretionary. |
| Subcategory | Text |
This variable is unique to institutional or workplace-related inquests. For institutional inquests, it captures if the death occurred in a federal correctional institution (operated by the Correctional Service of Canada) or a provincial correctional institution (operated by the Ministry of the Solicitor General). For workplace inquests, it captures if the death resulted from an accident at a construction project, or from an accident at or in a mining plant/mine. |
| Institution_Police_Service | Text |
The name of the police service or correctional institution that was involved with and/or had custody of the decedent at the time of their death. |
| Last_Name | Text |
The surname of the decedent. |
| First_Name | Text |
The given name of the decedent. |
| Sex | Text |
The decedents assigned sex at birth. |
| Age | Numeric |
The decedents age at the time of death. |
| Date_of_Death | Date |
The date of death. |
| Manner_of_Death | Text |
The classification or manner of death (i.e., by what means the death occurred) based on the five manners of death used in Ontario death investigations. |
| Cause_of_Death | Text |
The medical cause of death as determined by the verdict of the inquest jury at the conclusion of the inquest. |
| Inquest_Start_Date | Date |
The first day on which the inquest was convened before a jury. |
| Inquest_End_Date | Date |
The final day on which the inquest was held. |
Additional information
- Last updated
- March 21, 2025
- Created
- March 21, 2025
- Format
- application/csv
- File size
- 41 KiB
- Licence
- Open Government Licence – Ontario
- Name
- Coroner’s Inquest Records
- Type
- Data
- Language
- English
- Data made public date
- March 21, 2025
- Data range start
- January 1, 2018
- Data range end
- December 31, 2024
- Validation status
- success
- Validation timestamp
- 2025-03-21T18:07:45.192048
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