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OACP Statement: Home Invasions, Violent Crimes, and the Need for Justice Reform

OACP Statement on Home Invasions, Violent Crimes, and the Need for Justice Reform 

Ontario’s police leaders recognize that strong emotions were generated by recent cases involving homeowners defending themselves against intruders. We share those same emotions and are frustrated by a system that continues to put public safety at risk by repeat offenders. The fact that we are entertaining public discourse on how individuals should respond to violent repeat offenders shows how broken our justice...

New Sessions for Crisis and Strategic Communications Conference

The OACP’s 2025 Crisis and Strategic Communications Conference is fast approaching and will take place on October 6 and 7 at the Brock Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, ON. We are pleased to announce an enhanced conference agenda:

Keynote Speaker: Chief Constable Ian Arundale (Ret.). Contentious Police Shootings - The United Kingdom Experience: Lessons Learnt and Pitfalls for Police and Government

• UPDATED: Niclas Hallgren, Deputy Head of Police, Swedish Police Authority, Region Bergslagen, Tommy...

Add your Voice: MMIWG Tree of Hope Toolkit

On behalf of Chief Darcy Fleury of the Thunder Bay Police Service, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is pleased to share a special message regarding the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit (MMIWG2S) Individuals Toolkit.

In Canada, there are reported numbers of 1,200 and as many as 5,000 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The Tree of Hope shines for them.

We invite your police service to participate in the Tree of Hope project to honour Missing...

TPS Officers Honoured with Heroes Beyond the Badge Award for Empowering Young Women

TPS Officers Honoured with Heroes Beyond the Badge Award for Empowering Young Women Through Innovative Workshop Series

For Immediate Release: July 16, 2025

From Left to Right: Charlene Poranganel, General Motors Public Safety Engagement Lead; Paul Pedersen, OACP Executive Director, TPS Constables Jessie Oldfield, Melinda Mantle and Claudia Bednarczyk; Chief Myron Demkiw. Not pictured: Constable Kathleen Petersen.

(Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), in partnership with...

Ontario Police Leaders Launch Answer the Call Campaign to Recruit the Next Generation of Officers

New provincewide effort aims to modernize recruitment and address urgent staffing shortages

TORONTO - Today, Ontario’s police leadership has announced the launch of Answer the Call, a provincewide marketing campaign to recruit the next generation of police officers. In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), Ontario Association of Police Service Boards (OAPSB), Police Association of Ontario (PAO), Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario (IPCO), Ontario...