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Ontario Ministry of Health: Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Information Sheet

Today, the Ontario Ministry of Health released an information sheet about the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.

To access the information sheet, please click here.

Leadership Forum: Equipping Leaders

Congratulations to all our excellent speakers who delivered a challenging and informative three-day virtual leadership forum from November 22 to 24, 2021. Speakers delivered thought-provoking and informative sessions on the three key themes:

• Wellness
• Advancing Policing Accountability, Trust, and Inclusion, and
• Leadership

The speakers, including former Seattle Police Department Chief of Police Carmen Best, spoke about the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest in the United...

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is pleased to support the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence annual campaign dedicated to ending gender-based violence. The campaign started on November 25 on the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women and ends on December 10, World Human Rights Day, and also encompasses the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on December 6.

The OACP shared a social media campaign kit with all...

OACP, Cambridge, New Jersey Chiefs & Evidence-Based Policing

In February 2021, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) partnered with the Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing (CCEBP) to deliver a very successful virtual conference on evidence-based policing (EBP). The three-day conference offered police personnel an opportunity to learn more about EBP, how it can benefit police organizations, and how we can empower police personnel at all levels of our services to use EBP concepts to deliver better and more effective law enforcement...

2021 Provincial Crime Prevention Week

Thank you to all Ontario police services who showed during Crime Prevention Week (#CPWeek2021) that our police personnel are always ready to lead the way to safer and healthier communities when it comes to crime prevention.

Chief Gary Conn, President of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), kicked off the Provincial Crime Prevention Week on November 7, 2021, by noting that, “No one chooses to be a victim of crime. But when crime happens, it hurts. Especially in light of the...