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Posting of Proposed Regulations under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019

DATE:                              August 4, 2023
MEMORANDUM TO:    All Chiefs of Police and Commissioner Thomas Carrique, Chairs, Police Services Boards
FROM:                            Ken Weatherill, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Safety Division
SUBJECT:                      Posting of Proposed Regulations under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019

The Ministry of the Solicitor General continues to work with our policing and community partners to bring the Community Safety and...

Memorial for Woodstock Police Service Dog Taz

MEMORANDUM TO:

ONTARIO CHIEFS OF POLICE

Re: Memorial for Woodstock Police Service Dog Taz

As you may be aware, Woodstock Police Service Dog Taz was tragically killed in an on duty incident on July 3, 2023. PSD Taz was young but respected throughout the K9 community. He was a great service dog and developed into an outstanding detection dog.

We have planned a Memorial for PSD Taz in Woodstock for police personnel, family and friends on August 1, 2023. The public and policing community have been very...

Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario - Press Advisory

INDIGENOUS POLICE CHIEFS OF ONTARIO

PRESS ADVISORY

Federal Court Orders Funds to Flow, Rescuing Three Indigenous Police Services from Being Forced to Cease Operations

June 30, 2023

Today, the Federal Court granted, in part, an emergency motion for interim relief brought by the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario (“IPCO”) on behalf of three Indigenous Police Services: Anishinabek Police Service (“APS”), Treaty Three Police Service (“T3PS”), and UCCM Anishnaabe Police (“UCCM”).

On June 14, 2023,...

Assessing the Performance of the Chief of Police

Assessing the Performance of the Chief of Police – The Facts

The delivery of effective and accountable policing services to the people of Ontario is vital to the overall safety and well-being of everyone who makes Ontario their home. Every person in our province has a right to feel that they, their loved ones, colleagues, and neighbours live and work in safe communities. To that end, public safety depends on police professionals who are ultimately accountable and dedicated to serving their...

OACP HQ Magazine Feature - June 30, 2023

OACP members can look forward to the Summer 2023 issue of HQ Magazine in the next few weeks. Did you know that you can access back issues of HQ Magazine and bonus articles on our HQ Magazine Hub?

Do you have a story to tell about something you and/or your police service have undertaken that others in the policing community can learn from? Contact Jose Luis (Joe) Couto at jcouto@oacp.ca or Larissa Pereira at lpereira@oacp.ca and let us know what you’d like to write about. We’d love to publish your...