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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...

Media Release: Ontario Police Leaders Issue Resolutions Following 2022 Annual General Meeting

(Toronto, ON) – Members of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) have passed resolutions calling on the Government of Ontario to partner with the province’s police leaders on important traffic safety issues and responding to mental health calls. A total of five resolutions, including one on standardizing a police ceremonial training course for police services, were passed by OACP members on June 13 at the association’s Annual General Meeting held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON.

The...

Human Trafficking Prevention Seminar

Human Trafficking Prevention Seminar: Register Now

The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) has proudly partnered with the African Canadian Cultural Council Foundation (A3CF) and Indo-Canadian Cultural Association of Durham (ICCAD), to host a Human Trafficking Prevention Seminar on July 23, 2022. 

The DRPS Human Trafficking Unit and the Children at Risk of Exploitation Unit (C.A.R.E) will provide information on human trafficking in Durham Region. Victim Services of Durham Region will also be...

Media Release: OACP Endorses Working Group to Promote Respectful Workplaces in Policing

Media Release  Ontario’s Police Leaders Endorse Working Group to Promote Respectful Workplaces in Policing

For Immediate Release: June 15, 2022 

(TORONTO, ON) – Ontario’s police leaders have endorsed the work of a multi-police service group working collaboratively towards the goal of creating police workplaces that are psychologically safe and respectful for all police service employees. 

The Board of Directors of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) will support the work of the policing...

Media Release: New OACP Board of Directors Announced

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is pleased to announce its new Board of Directors for 2022-2023. Along with new OACP President Chief Nishan Duraiappah, OACP members at the association’s 2022 Annual Conference elected a new First Vice-President, three Vice-Presidents, and a Secretary-Treasurer.

Members of the  2022-2023 OACP Board of Directors are:

Board Executive

• President: Chief Nishan Duraiappah, Peel Regional Police
• Immediate Past-President: Chief Gary Conn, Chatham-Kent...