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Johnstone & Cowling LLP Newsletter: COVID-19 Update

Stage 1 Order Rules - How is the Workplace Being Affected? 

As of January 13, 2021, O. Reg. 10/21: (Rules For Areas in Stage 1), made under the  Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 17, has amended the previous Rules under O. Reg. 82/20

The change in Rules, as they relate to the workplace are as follows:

Work from home except where necessary

• Employers shall ensure that workers conduct their work remotely, unless the nature of their work requires them to be...

2021 OWLE Awards Banquet & Call For Nominations

2021 OWLE Awards Banquet Call for Nominations Major Awards

OWLE is proud to announce that we will begin accepting nominations for all major award categories. Categories are open to female employee of law enforcement/corrections and other organizations recognized by OWLE as per their constitution. Candidates may only be nominated in one category. Our Advisory Council will review each submission and recommend formal recognition for the identified winners. Our Advisory Council will also select the...

Media Release:The U.K.'s Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing and the OACP Enter Partnership

(Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and the Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing (CCEBP) are excited to announce a new partnership that will support police personnel in Ontario and Canada in accessing evidence-based policing learning opportunities.

The Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing is a research and training consultancy that is applying evidence to improve policing practices worldwide. The CCEBP Director, Professor Lawrence W. Sherman, is the...

Media Release: Canadian Police Services Launch National Methamphetamine Public Awareness Campaign

Media Release: Canadian Police Services Launch National Methamphetamine Public Awareness Campaign  Decrease text sizeDefault text sizeIncrease text size Print This Page

OCAN Outstanding Crime Analyst of the Year and Breakout Analyst Awards

If you haven’t nominated anyone yet for the Ontario Crime Analysis Network’s (OCAN) “Outstanding Crime Analyst of the Year” and the “Breakout Analyst” Awards, it’s not too late.  The deadline for submissions is January 4th, 2021, and the nomination form can be submitted to Cliff Aguiar, Director of OCAN and cliff.aguiar@southsimcoepolice.ca. The award winners will be announced in February 2021. 

The Outstanding Crime Analyst of the Year and the Breakout Analyst Awards are supported by the Ontario...