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Police Services Launch Festive RIDE Campaign

Police across Ontario kicked off the annual Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) Campaign on November 17, 2022, following an official Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) kickoff event in Mississauga, ON. The Festive RIDE Campaign, which runs from November 17, 2022, to January 2, 2023, is an annual provincial traffic safety campaign where officers conduct RIDE initiatives 24 hours a day, 7-days-a-week throughout the province. It engages all Ontario police services in detecting,...

HQ Magazine's New Digital Edition

Since its debut in 2005, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) HQ Magazine has brought our members and readers exceptional articles covering issues that matter to Ontario police leaders and anyone interested in contemporary policing issues. It has served the policing community by featuring content pertinent to the success of police organizations across the province. 

In order to provide our readers with more user-friendly, easy-to-read, and easy-to-share access to...

OACP & BlueLine Expo (#BlueLineExpo)

Thank you to everyone who participated in the OACP and Blue Line Expo on October 21. Our collaboration resulted in an excellent event. We are also grateful to the excellent speakers who added extra value to the Expo.

Watch for future collaborations between our two organizations! Meanwhile, make sure you are up to date on all upcoming OACP training and networking events by visiting the OACP website and its Events and Professional Development Section.

Sign up for the OACP Blue Line Expo Today! #BlueLineExpo

We are excited that our upcoming OACP & BlueLine Expo, hosted by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and Blue Line Magazine, is just one week away! OACP members are encouraged to register for this great event taking place on Friday, October 21, 2022, at Paramount EventSpace, Vaughan, ON. Visit www.bluelineexpo.com. 

The Expo is the premier tradeshow event for Ontario’s police community and offers  networking opportunities for police professionals and meeting companies...

OACP Demands Action on Military Sexual Assaults Framework

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) issued a statement on October 12, 2022, calling for the Government of Canada to establish a national working group to support a coordinated and consistent approach to the transfer of military sexual assault investigations to civilian police services. The comprehensive OACP statement requested that the government work with police leaders and community groups to provide: 

• a clear framework to collect and share information at a federal, provincial,...