Ministry Overview

The portfolio of the ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General includes law enforcement, corrections, crime prevention, victim services, liquor and gaming regulation, liquor distribution, consumer protection, and emergency response and recovery.¹

Five main core business areas within the ministry work together to fulfill the public safety mandate; these are described in detail in the section entitled Core Business Areas.

Corrections protects communities through the safe custody and reintegration of adult offenders serving provincial terms of custody, community sentences, or on conditional release, as well as those remanded into custody or released on bail supervision.

Policing and Community Safety superintends law enforcement in the province, provides victims of crime with services and benefits, assists communities with crime prevention, regulates the private security industry, and provides other protective programs, emergency preparedness, response and recovery, and coroners services.

Compliance and Consumer Services provides consumer protection, residential tenancy services and film classification and, from April 2003, administers programs related to driver fitness and dangerous drivers, and monitors commercial vehicle industry carriers and professional drivers.

Gaming Policy and Enforcement develops and manages gaming policy and legislation, standards, regulation, licensing, registration, distribution of gaming proceeds, enforcement for all gaming sectors, and the province's Problem Gambling Program.

Liquor Control and Licensing regulates the manufacture and resale of liquor in licensed establishments in the province in order to improve the safety of communities by reducing harm caused by alcohol misuse.

The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Service Plan presents a high-level description of these core business areas and explains the key goals, objectives, and activities and services associated with each business area. It also provides information on resources and performance measures with planned targets for the next three years.