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Chief Gary Conn, OACP President, and Executive Director Jeff McGuire were pleased to join members of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) for their Board meeting held in Rama from May 28 to 30, 2022. We appreciated that police leaders from across Canada gathered in Ontario for their important discussions.

Among the presentations received by the CACP Board was one by OACP Director of Government Relations and Communications Joe Couto. Mr. Couto engaged with the CACP Board on the need...

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Ontario Police Leaders Ask Vehicle Owners to Donate Val Tag Refunds to Victims of War in Ukraine

For Immediate Release: April 1, 2022

(Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) will launch a fundraising initiative to encourage owners of vehicles in Ontario to donate their provincial licence plate renewal (validation tags) refunds to help victims of the war in Ukraine. The #ValTags4Ukraine fundraising initiative will be formally launched next...

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and The Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being (JCSWB) have announced a new strategic partnership which will promote leading-edge academic research and innovations in Ontario and across Canada. This exciting partnership will begin with the following: 

• Banner ad exchanges on the respective websites 
• Announcements in e-newsletters (The OACP Round-Up and The Dispatch) and on the Journal site 
• Collaboration...

(Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and The Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being (JCSWB) are pleased to announce a new strategic partnership which will promote leading-edge academic research and innovations in Ontario and Canada. 

Building on its mandate to provide Ontario police leaders and law enforcement personnel with opportunities to share new academic research and ideas, the OACP welcomes the...

In recognition of Zero Discrimination Day, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) has issued Building Relationships:  A Guide to Policing and 2SLGBTQ+ Communities, an updated resource for police personnel designed to help policing professionals better serve and work with 2SLGBTQ+ communities. The document is a significant update of the original document issued in 2013 as Best Practices in Policing and LGBTQ Communities in Ontario.

Building Relationships: A Guide...