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Police Community Mourns

The police community this week is mourning the tragic loss of two South Simcoe Police Service officers who died in the line-of-duty. Constable Devon Northrup and Constable Morgan Russell were fatally shot while responding to a call on October 12, 2022. 

Police personnel across the province will continue to support Acting Chief John Van Dyke and the women and men of the South Simcoe PS in the difficult days ahead. Details on the funerals will be shared by the OACP when they become available.

OACP Statement: Supporting Victims and Survivors of Military Sexual Offences

Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Statement
on Supporting Victims and Survivors of Military Sexual Offences

 Supporting Victims and Survivors of Military Sexual Offences Requires Cooperation and Collaboration by Police Leaders, Community Partners, the Government of Canada, and the Department of National Defence
Ontario’s Police Leaders Call on the Government of Canada to Establish a National Working Group

Click to read the OACP Statement

Biggest PLP Class Ever!

We are pleased to announce that the 2022 class for the Police Leadership (PLP) Program is our biggest ever, with 46 participants! The program will start on October 17 and end on November 4. 

The program is a collaboration between the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. It is a unique, intensive experience for up-and-coming police leaders that focuses on the key facets of leadership, and it provides participants with the...

Truth & Reconciliaiton

This year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 offers us as police leaders an opportunity to honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Policing played a significant role in the painful past. It should play a role in a positive future for Indigenous communities and all Canadians when it comes to reconciliation. 

Ontario police services will mark this important day in many different ways....

OACP Statement: Toronto Police Service Constable Andrew Hong

Statement by Ontario’s Police Leaders Regarding the Death of Toronto Police Service Constable Andrew Hong  Jeff McGuire, O.O.M.
Executive Director, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police

The death of a police officer deeply affects that officer’s family and friends, as well as every woman and man who serves as an officer. Today, having had time to process the September 12, 2022, death in the line of duty of Constable Andrew Hong of the Toronto Police Service, members of all police services across...