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Media Release: Chief Kimberley Greenwood Named Recipient of the 2020 OACP President’s Award

Chief Kimberley Greenwood of the Barrie Police Service has been awarded the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) highest honour, the President’s Award of Merit, which recognizes an OACP member who has demonstrated outstanding dedication and support to the association.

“Chief Greenwood is recognized as a progressive police leader not only in the City of Barrie and the Province of Ontario, but across Canada,” said Chief Paul Pedersen, the OACP’s Past-President. “Since her appointment as...

Media Release: Ontario’s Police Leaders Release Hate/Bias Crime Resource Document

Ontario’s police leaders have developed a new resource document on hate and bias crime to assist police services in effectively dealing with these types of crime and responding to the needs of all our communities for safety and well-being.

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee has produced a Hate/Bias Crime: A Review of Policies, Practices, and Challenges document as a resource for police services across Ontario. The document, which builds...

Media Release: 2020 OACP Resolutions Aim to Address Important Public Safety Issues

Ontario’s police leaders passed two important resolutions regarding Canada’s National Public Alerting System and the replacement of the Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System (ACIIS) for law enforcement in Canada. These resolutions were passed at the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) Annual General Meeting held virtually on June 25, 2020 – the first time the AGM was held virtually in the association’s 69-year history.

“As police leaders, we value opportunities to make Ontario’s...

Media Release: Chief Antje McNeely Elected President of the OACP

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is pleased to announce that Chief Antje McNeely of the Kingston Police has been elected as President of the association for 2020-2021.Chief McNeely was elected along with a new Board Executive at the OACP Annual General Meeting held on June 25, 2020. She succeeds Chief Paul Pedersen of the Greater Sudbury Police Services as President.

The new Board of Directors Executive is as follows:

• President – Chief Antje McNeely, Kingston Police

• First Vice...

Media Release: Launch of New, On-line Constable Selection System Process

Ontario’s police leaders will launch a new Constable Selection System on January 1, 2020 designed to be more effective and efficient in attracting quality candidates to the policing profession while also being more accessible and affordable for potential recruits. It will also be more responsive to the rapidly changing recruit selection requirements of all Ontario police services.

The new Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Constable Selection System (OACP CSS) will provide successful applicants...