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Media Release: Ontario Police Services Join Together to Kick-off the Festive RIDE Campaign

Media Release Ontario Police Services Join Together to
Kick-off the Festive RIDE Campaign  Police to Target Alcohol/Drug-Impaired Drivers This Holiday Season

For Immediate Release: November 17, 2022 

(Mississauga, ON) – Police in Ontario today kicked off the annual Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) Campaign, which targets alcohol/drug-impaired drivers over the holiday season through robust enforcement and public education. 

The campaign, which...

Media Release: Ontario’s Police Services Supporting Provincial Crime Prevention Week

Media Release Ontario’s Police Services Supporting
Provincial Crime Prevention Week  Safer. Stronger. Together.
Police, Government, & Community Partners Working Together to
Promote Community Safety & Well-being Across the Province 

For Immediate Release: November 8, 2022 

(Mississauga, ON) – Ontario police services are supporting the provincial Crime Prevention Week (#CPWeek2022) taking place November 6 to 12, 2022, with in-person and on-line...

Media Release: Transfer of Military Sexual Investigations to Civilian Police Services

Media Release  Ontario’s Police Leaders Call on Federal Government to Work with Police & Community Organizations to Ensure a Coordinated & Consistent Approach to the Transfer of Military Sexual Investigations to Civilian Police Services 

For Immediate Release: October 12, 2022 

(Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is calling for the Government of Canada to establish a national working group to support a coordinated and consistent approach...

Media Release: Ontario Police Leaders Issue Resolutions Following 2022 Annual General Meeting

(Toronto, ON) – Members of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) have passed resolutions calling on the Government of Ontario to partner with the province’s police leaders on important traffic safety issues and responding to mental health calls. A total of five resolutions, including one on standardizing a police ceremonial training course for police services, were passed by OACP members on June 13 at the association’s Annual General Meeting held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON.

The...

Media Release: OACP Endorses Working Group to Promote Respectful Workplaces in Policing

Media Release  Ontario’s Police Leaders Endorse Working Group to Promote Respectful Workplaces in Policing

For Immediate Release: June 15, 2022 

(TORONTO, ON) – Ontario’s police leaders have endorsed the work of a multi-police service group working collaboratively towards the goal of creating police workplaces that are psychologically safe and respectful for all police service employees. 

The Board of Directors of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) will...