Committee Overview

Committees and Working Groups are the DNA of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP). Since the establishment of the OACP, these groups have provided Ontario's police leaders (and others who have an interest in policing) opportunities to influence the development of public policy, training, and other factors that shape policing in Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police.

The OACP's Committees are organized under a 5-Pillar Structure as follows:

Administration and Finance
Chief Frank Bergen, OACP Secretary/Treasurer

• Budget, Finance & Asset Management Committee
• Police Cooperative Purchasing Group (PCPG) 
• Property & Evidence Working Group  
• Public/Private Security Liaison Committee

Executive
Mr. Jeff McGuire, OACP Executive Director

• Annual Conference Committee
• Awards and Honours Committee
• Justice Committee
• Nominations Committee
• Ontario Association of Police Court Managers
• Police Legal Advisors Committee
• Resolutions
• Risk Management Committee
• Torch Run Committee 

Human Resources and Learning
Deputy Chief Roger Wilkie, OACP Vice President

• Constable Selection System (CSS) Committee  
• Education, Training & Professional Development Committee
  
  • Incident Response Sub-Committee
  • Executive Education Working Group
  • Virtual Reality, Innovation and Technology Working Group
• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee
  • Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Sub-Committee
• Hearing Officer Committee
• Human Resources Committee
• Professional Standards & SIU Committee
• Psychological Services Committee

Information Sharing and Common Standards
Chief Mark Campbell, OACP Vice President

• Common Police Environment Group (CPEG)
  • CPEG: CPIC and Police Portal (CaPP) Sub-Committee
  • CPEG: E-Solutions Sub-Committee
  • CPEG: Freedom of Information Police Network (FOIPN)
  • CPEG: Information & Technology Sub-Committee
  • CPEG: Interoperability Sub-Committee
  • CPEG: Law Enforcement and Records Managers Network (LEARN) 
• Community Safety Standards Committee
• Ontario Association of Law Enforcement Planners
• Ontario Media Relations and Officers Network (OMRON)

Police Operations
Chief Shawna Spowart, OACP Vice President

• Alcohol & Gaming Committee
• Community Safety & Crime Prevention Committee
• Emergency Preparedness Committee
• Homicide Investigators Working Group
• Intelligence & Organized Crime Committee
     -   Illegal Cannabis Working Group

• Substance Advisory Committee
• Traffic Committee
• Victims Assistance Committee
• Youth Committee