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OACP Statement on Federal Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program

OACP Statement on Federal Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program

For Immediate Release: October 1, 2025

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) has reviewed the Government of Canada’s proposed Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program (ASCFP) and continues to have serious concerns about its design and implementation.

While we appreciate recent engagement with Public Safety Canada and recognize the government’s stated goal of removing firearms that pose a public safety risk, our...

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...

Peel Regional Police’s Sharon Wilmot Presented with OACP President’s Award of Merit

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) was proud to present Sharon Wilmot of Peel Regional Police (PRP) with the OACP President’s Award of Merit in a special ceremony held yesterday at Peel Regional Police Headquarters. OACP Past-President Roger Wilkie, Deputy Chief of Halton Regional Police Service, presented the award in an event with PRP Chief Nish Duraiappah.

The OACP President’s Award of Merit is the highest honour conferred by the Association and was jointly awarded to Sharon...

Ontario’s Police Leadership in Action as Resolutions on Key Issues Passed at 2025 OACP AGM

Ontario’s Police Leadership in Action as Resolutions on Key Issues Passed at 2025 OACP Annual General Meeting

For Immediate Release: Friday, June 26, 2025

Top police leaders from across the province concluded the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) Annual General Meeting by passing six resolutions on important public policy issues impacting public safety. On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, six resolutions were passed:

• RESOLUTION 2025-01 Enhancing Investigative Standards for Child Victims...