Opioid and Suspect Drug-Related Deaths in Ontario

The Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC) for Ontario provides death investigations and inquests to ensure that no death will be overlooked, concealed or ignored. This includes updated summaries of suspect-drug related deaths by public health unit (PHU) region and provincially to provide an early signal of potential trends in suspect drug-related deaths and preliminary data on opioid-related deaths at provincial and public health unit levels. This information can be used to generate recommendations to help improve public safety and prevent deaths in similar circumstances, and can be shared as needed to support coordination and response activities.