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Statement: Release of Violent Offenders on Firearms-related Charges and Impact on Community Safety

Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police 

Statement on the Release of Violent Offenders on Firearms-related Charges and
the Impact on Community Safety 

December 29, 2022 

On behalf of police leaders across Ontario, the Board of Directors of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) expresses its condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Provincial Constable Grzegorz Pierzchala, who was recently murdered during a tragic, disturbing, and preventable event that deeply touched police...

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

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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...

Ontario Police Leaders Support Indigenous Chiefs of Police of Ontario’s Mental Health Review

Police officers face significant occupational stresses due to the changing nature of the safety needs of the communities they serve and the corresponding pressures on police professionals to ensure they serve these communities effectively and with professionalism. As Ontario’s police leaders, members of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) affirm their duty to support their members, both sworn officers and civilian staff, in carrying out their important work.

No matter where they...

OACP Statement: Ontario to Require Proof of Vaccination in Select Settings

Ontario’s police leaders and personnel are committed to playing our part in keeping our communities safe from COVID-19, especially as the Delta Variant continues to threaten the health and safety of the people of Ontario. We are proud of the ongoing efforts of our front-line police officers and personnel, along with other first responders, in the fight against COVID-19.

Given the new requirement for proof of vaccination against COVID-19 announced today by the Government of Ontario, police...