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OACP Statement on the Recent Violence in the Middle East & Potential Impact on Ontario Communities
Posted on Monday, October 09, 2023 10:12 AM
Statement by Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police on the
Recent Violence in the Middle East & Potential Impact on Ontario Communities
October 9, 2023
The recent escalation of violence in the Middle East has caused incredible injury and death and has devastated entire communities. These events touch many people in Ontario deeply, both personally and at a community level. As Ontario's police leaders, OACP members join our fellow citizens in grieving for those who have suffered and continue to...
DRE Expert & Expert Witness Training
Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2023 04:20 PM
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) was pleased to host two important training sessions during the past two weeks.
The 2023 Drug Recognition and Enforcement Conference took place from September 27to 28, 2023, at the Toronto Congress Center. It brought together road safety professionals from across Canada and featured experts in drug and alcohol-impaired driving detection and prosecution. Speakers covered topics regarding current drug trends, drug impairment and vision, legal...
Crisis Communications Conference
Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2023 04:17 PM
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and the OACP-Corporate Communications Network (CCN) hosted a successful 2023 Crisis Communications Conference on October 3to 4 in Ottawa, ON. Delegates at the conference heard from leading experts in the field and were taken through real-life case studies in crisis communication management, including cyberattacks, managing social media, and lessons learned from the pandemic.
Thank you to the Ottawa Police Service for helping us host this...
Welcome New Director
Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2023 04:15 PM
Congratulations to Deputy Chief Sheryl Sutton (South Simcoe PS) on her election as Zone 3 Director. Our newest Board member is joined by Chief Paul VandeGraaf, Assistant Zone Director (Cobourg PS) and Deputy Chief Cecile Hammond (York RP) in providing leadership to our members in Zone 3.
Our Zone Directors are the link from the Board of Directors to our 1200+ members. They bring community safety and police member issues from their part of the province to the provincial table so that, as a...
OACP HQ Hub
Posted on Thursday, September 21, 2023 09:13 AM
Check out our latest blog, Lessons on “Connect, Lead, Inspire”, written by the OACP’s own Communications Coordinator, Larissa Pereira. Based on the OACP 2023 Annual Conference, highlights important takeaways for police leaders.
Keep an eye out for upcoming Blogs on a variety of topics relevant to Ontario police leaders.
Do you have a story to tell about something that others in the policing community can learn from? Contact José Luís (Joe) Couto at jcouto@oacp.ca or Larissa Pereira at lpereira@oacp...