At a Glance
The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is Ontario’s public safety regulator, mandated by the Government of Ontario to enforce technical safety regulations and enhance public safety.
Throughout Ontario, TSSA regulates the safety of amusement devices, boilers and pressure vessels, elevating devices, fuels, operating engineers, and ski lifts. TSSA’s range of safety services includes public education and consumer information, examination, certification, licensing and registration, engineering design review, data analytics, risk evaluation, standards development, inspections, investigations, safety management consultation, compliance support, and enforcement and prosecution activities.
In 2024, there was an increase in the total number of incidents and non-permanent injuries compared to the 10-year average. However, while the population of Ontario grew by 16% to 16 million2 people since 2015, the incident rates have increased at a lower rate than population rates – indicating a relative improvement in safety.
From 2015-2024 the rate of incidents per million people has been decreasing – from 389 incidents per million people in 2015 to 384 incidents per million people in 2024. At the same time, there has been a steady decrease in permanent injuries on regulated devices across Ontario – with 32% fewer permanent injuries reported in 2024 compared to 2015 (normalized by population).
Across all programs, 67% of inspections have passed and 27% failed. TSSA considers an inspection failed if a high-risk issue is found. When periodic inspections fail, the owner/operator is given 14 days to comply before a TSSA inspector follows-up with another inspection to ensure compliance. TSSA monitors patterns of high-risk non-compliances to identify opportunities to leverage education, compliance support and partnership to improve compliance.
To learn more about public safety trends in Ontario for each industry regulated by TSSA, click here.
Incidents, Injuries and Fatalities
