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New Partnership With the Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and The Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being (JCSWB) have announced a new strategic partnership which will promote leading-edge academic research and innovations in Ontario and across Canada. This exciting partnership will begin with the following: 

• Banner ad exchanges on the respective websites 
• Announcements in e-newsletters (The OACP Round-Up and The Dispatch) and on the Journal site 
• Collaboration on ongoing social media announcements 

The...

New OACP 2SLGBTQ+ Guide

In recognition of Zero Discrimination Day, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) has issued Building Relationships:  A Guide to Policing and 2SLGBTQ+ Communities, an updated resource for police personnel designed to help policing professionals better serve and work with 2SLGBTQ+ communities. The document is a significant update of the original document issued in 2013 as Best Practices in Policing and LGBTQ Communities in Ontario.

Building Relationships: A Guide to Policing and...

2022 OACP Labour Conference Update

Today’s police leaders and executives are required to navigate complex and often turbulent legal environments. In order to stay on top of the many legal, human rights, accommodation, and workplace issues facing law enforcement organizations in Ontario, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is hosting a two-day Labour Conference designed by police leaders for police leaders.

The conference will take place March 23 and 24, 2022, at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel and Conference...

Media Release: Ontario’s Police Leaders Issue A Guide to Policing and 2SLGBTQ+ Communities

(Toronto, ON) – In recognition of Zero Discrimination Day, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) has issued Building Relationships:  A Guide to Policing and 2SLGBTQ+ Communities, an updated resource for police personnel designed to help policing professionals better serve and work with 2SLGBTQ+ communities. The document is a significant update of the original document  Best Practices in Policing and LGBTQ Communities in Ontario issued in 2013.

“As police leaders, members of the OACP...

Peel Regional Police Produces Join Our Policing Family Video

Thank you to Peel Regional Police (PRP) for producing a terrific new video highlighting the benefits of joining the service and recruits starting their journey through the OACP's Constable Selection System (CSS). The Join Our Policing Family video is available on the OACP's YouTube channel.

Other police services are working with the OACP to produce similar Join Our Policing Family videos. The OACP is proud to support these efforts to promote our Ontario police services and the CSS. If you'd like to...