Ontario Tightening Bail Requirements to Protect Communities

November 24, 2025

Our government is taking action and delivering on our promise to fix the broken bail system by making bail real and consequential for people accused of serious crimes.

We will soon introduce legislation that will improve bail compliance and tighten requirements by imposing mandatory cash security deposits, enhancing processes for collecting bail debts, and improving the tracking of violent, repeat offenders.

Under the proposed new system, new measures would include:

Requiring an accused person or their surety to provide a cash security deposit in the full amount ordered by the court when they are released from custody, making bail more real and consequential.

Requiring all sureties to provide up-to-date information, while also enhancing collection tools for garnishing wages, seizure and sale of property and property liens.

Delivering enhanced digital tools and creating a surety database — making it even easier for police to track repeat offenders and those not in compliance with bail conditions.

Expanding bail prosecution teams, which partner with police services to prepare the strongest possible cases at the bail stage to help keep violent, repeat offenders behind bars.

LEARN MORE: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1006759/ontario-tightening-bail-requirements-to-protect-communities