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Celebrating 2023 Police Week - #PoliceWeekON

The OACP would like to thank all our police members for their support during this year’s Police Week. Reaching out to our communities is more important than ever, and it was great to see the many campaigns, open houses, and other community events hosted by police services that were highlighted during the week.

Do you have photos from Police Week you can share with the OACP? We love to use photos in OACP communications that show the outstanding work our police officers do every single day. Please...

OACP Endorses CACP’s Statement on Bill C-48, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Bail Reform)

Ontario’s Police Leaders Endorse the

Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police’s Statement on

Bill C-48, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Bail Reform)

May 18, 2023

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) endorses the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police’s (CACP) statement issued on May 17, 2023, which welcomed the introduction of Bill C-48, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Bail Reform), by the Government of Canada. The CACP statement can be accessed here.

Ontario’s police leaders...

Statement: Ontario’s Police Leaders on the Death of Sergeant Eric Mueller, Ontario Provincial Police

Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police 

Statement by Ontario’s Police Leaders Regarding the Death of Sergeant Eric Mueller, Ontario Provincial Police

Chief Nishan Duraiappah
President, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police

Today’s tragic killing of Sergeant Eric Mueller represents another reminder of the realities of duty and service for police officers in the Province of Ontario and throughout Canada. Close to recent on-duty deaths over the past several months in our province and country, Sergeant...

Ontario’s Police Leaders Welcome Government Investments to Address Gun Crimes and Gang Violence

Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police 

Statement: Ontario's Police Leaders Welcome Government of Canada’s Investments in Programs that Proactively Address Gun Crimes and Gang Violence

On May 8, 2023, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, announced that the federal government will be investing $390 million in programs to stop gun crime and gang violence. To be allocated over the next five years to Ontario and other Canadian provinces, this funding will support a variety...

Media Release - Government announces $390 million to stop crime and violence

Federal Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, today announced that the Government of Canada will be investing $390 million in programs to stop gun crime and gang violence. The Government will provide this funding over the next five years to provinces and to support a variety of initiatives, including support for law enforcement and prevention programs.

This funding will succeed the initial Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence (ITAAGGV), announced in 2017....