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Joint OACP-PAO Statement on the Recent Line of Duty Deaths

A Joint Statement by The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and the Police Association of Ontario on Recent Line of Duty Deaths

On behalf of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and the Police Association of Ontario (PAO), we want to speak to our police members and communities across our province following the recent line-of-duty deaths that have deeply impacted our policing community. In the past 90 days in Canada, five police officers have been killed in the line of duty,...

Protecting Canadians from fraud and scams

The Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) has shared a handout titled "Protecting Canadians from fraud and scams," accessible via the following link: Stand Against Scams.

We encourage police services to share this resource with police members, particularly those in Crime Prevention & Community Safety units, where available.

Thank you to the CBA for their efforts in the fight against fraud and scams, and for their ongoing support of the OACP.

To learn more about this and other CBA campaigns, please...

S/Sgt. Bereziuk & Det. Jarvie, HPS, Awarded 2026 OACP/AGCO Award for Outstanding Investigation

Media Release Staff Sergeant Steve Bereziuk & Detective Kyle Jarvie, Hamilton Police Service, Awarded the 2026 OACP/AGCO Award for Outstanding Investigation

For Immediate Release: June 4, 2026

(Niagara, ON) – Staff Sergeant Steve Bereziuk and Detective Kyle Jarvie, Hamilton Police Service have been awarded the 2026 Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Alcohol Gaming Commission of Ontario’s Award for Outstanding Investigation.

This award is presented to the police agency and/or individual who...

New OACP Board of Directors

Media Release New OACP Board of Directors

For Immediate Release: June 4, 2026

(Niagara, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is pleased to announce its new Board of Directors for 2026-27. Members of the 2026-2027 OACP Board of Directors are:

Board Executive

• President: Chief Peter Moreira, Durham Regional Police Service
• Past-President: Chief Mark Campbell, Strathroy-Caradoc Police Service
• First Vice-President: Chief Mark Crowell, Waterloo Regional Police Service
• Vice-President: Chief...

OACP Honours Deputy Chief Warren Burger (Ret.) with 2026 OACP President’s Award of Merit

Media Release Ontario’s Police Leaders Honour Deputy Chief Warren Burger (Ret.) with 2026 OACP President’s Award of Merit

For Immediate Release: June 4, 2026

(Niagara, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is proud to award Deputy Chief Warren Burger (Ret.) the 2026 OACP President’s Award of Merit – the highest honour conferred by the OACP.

Ontario’s police leaders honoured Deputy Chief Burger at the OACP’s 2026 Annual Conference held in Niagara, ON, on May 31 to June 3, 2026. He was...