Ford government removes 10,000+ long-term care inspection reports
Reports from before 2023 are no longer available to the public. A new law limits disclosure to the past three years, making it harder for families to research home quality.
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The Ontario government has taken down more than 10,000 long-term care inspection reports dating back to 2018, limiting public access to detailed records of care failures and conditions across the province.
Long-term care inspection reports document findings from Ministry of Long-Term Care staff investigations at every home in Ontario. Historically, they were freely available through a provincial database. In mid-June, the Ford government removed all reports from before 2023.
The removal follows Bill 46, the Protect Ontario by Cutting Red Tape Act, passed in December 2025. The law stipulates that only three years of inspection reports need to be available to the public at any time, meaning next year the ministry could remove reports from 2023.
For families choosing a long-term care home, the change means they can now only view a facility's most recent inspection history. Reports documenting pandemic conditions inside homes are no longer visible. The government has set up a designated email inbox for people requesting older reports, though it's unclear how responsive that system will be.
