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It’s Almost time for the 2025 Provincial Festive R.I.D.E.!

With the holiday season fast approaching, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is preparing to launch the 2025 Provincial Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) on Thursday, November 20 at 10 a.m. This year’s event is being hosted by Toronto Police Service at 23 Division (5230 Finch Avenue West), with the support of with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), other Ontario police services, and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.

Ontario police services are invited...

Crime Prevention Week 2025

Thank you to all the Ontario police services who made this year’s Crime Prevention Week (November 2-8) a tremendous success! The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is proud to continue to support police services across Ontario throughout November for Crime Prevention Month.

The 2025 theme for Crime Prevention Week this year was “Working Together to Protect Ontario”, and it was an excellent opportunity to showcase the efforts between police services and community organizations as they...

OACP, the Government of Ontario, and Local Communities Unite for Crime Prevention Week 2025

Ontario Association of Chief’s of Police, the Government of Ontario, and Local Communities Unite for Crime Prevention Week 2025 Working Together to Protect Ontario

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  November 3, 2025

(Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and police services across the province are proud to partner with the Government of Ontario to launch the province’s annual Crime Prevention Week taking place November 2–8, 2025. This year’s theme, “Working Together to Protect Ontario,”

OACP Statement on the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act (Bill C-14)

OACP Statement on the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act (Bill C-14)

Date: October 24, 2025

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) welcomes the federal government’s introduction of the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act (Bill C-14) and supports the position of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) in calling for the Bill’s passage.

Ontario’s police leaders have consistently called for meaningful reforms to the bail and sentencing systems to better protect victims, first responders,...

2025 Crime Prevention Week

Community safety and well-being takes hard work and collaboration. That's why the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and our police organizations work with the Government of Ontario, community organizations and businesses to promote Crime Prevention Week across the province. Together, we are preventing crimes and protecting people. 

Crime Prevention Week 2025

This year, the week of November 2 to 8, 2025 has been designated Crime Prevention Week in Ontario.

The 2025 theme is “Working...