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The Common Police Environment Group (CPEG) Committee and it's sub-committees are responsible for information sharing, partnership building, decision making, common standards; and funding strategies and issues.

Information sharing allows the Committee to share information on projects that affect CPEG constituents, as well as, share information between municipal, provincial and federal levels. Partnership building provides an opportunity for the Committee to develop partnerships with police service and government agencies, and to leverage costs and resources that benefits the police communities. The Committee acts as a forum that champion common standards. These standards include; data, development, infrastructure, and policy. 

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Chair: Mr. Shawn Devine, Ontario Police Technology Information Cooperative (OPTIC) 

 

Common Police Environment Group Sub-Committees:
 CPEG: CPIC and Police Portals (CaPP) Sub-Committee 

The CaPP Sub-Committee provides advice and assistance to the Ontario Advisory Committee on Information Systems (OACIS) which is relevant to the National Police Service (NPS) Systems in Ontario. The Sub-Committee acts as an information networking forum between Ontario NPS system users. NPS systems addressed by the CaPP Sub-Committee are; Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC), Police Information Portal (PIP), Public Safety Portal (PSP), Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification System (CCRTIS), and anything relating to criminal disposition and civil screening processes.

Co-Chair: Ms. Cindy May - Records Supervisor-CPIC/Live Systems, Waterloo Regional PS
Co-Chair: Mr. Tom Page - CPIC Instructor - OPC
Co-Chair: Ms. Rosa Thomas - CPIC Auditor/Analyst, OPP

 CPEG: E-Solutions Sub-Committee 
The E-Solutions Sub-Committee is responsible for engaging the police community in the development/roll-out of electronic exchanges of information across the province, and promote the E-Solution roll-outs all across the Province. In addition to the many responsibilities of the Sub-Committee, they assure consistency of delivery by ensuring and managing common procedures, platforms and tools, promoting best practices collaborating with other committees and forming working groups to leverage knowledge, experience, skills and resources. Identifying Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for any of its initiatives and report its progress to the Common Police Environment Group.

Chair: Mr. Shawn Devine, Ontario Police Technology Information Cooperative (OPTIC) 
 CPEG: Freedom of Information Police Network (FOIPN) 

The Freedom of Information Police Network's (FOIPN) Sub-Committee mandate is to help members meet the requirements set out in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The prime objectives of the Executive is to recommend guidelines for standardization of internal policies and procedures; provide assistance and consultation in solving administrative and operational problems; provide a forum for ongoing annual training; and act as a unified voice for the Ontario Municipal and Provincial Police community in matters relating to access and privacy.

Co-Chair: Sue Ceballo, Peel Regional Police

Co-Chair: Ashley Collette, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service

Director at Large: Darcy Hobe, Durham Regional Police Service

OACP Liaison: Celyne Piche, Greater Sudbury Police Service

Conference Director: Jessica Brown, Barrie Police Service

Communications Director: Amy Raine, London Police Service

 CPEG: Information and Technology Sub-Committee 

The Information and Technology (IT) Sub-Committee's mandate is to provide a forum for information sharing between Police Services across Ontario on technology related matter. The  Sub-Committee reports on information technology related issues that could impact municipal and provincial initiatives with respect to system applications, security and performance and now Cloud adoption and solutions as potential alternate service delivery models.

Co-Chair: Mr. Akram Askoul, Niagara Regional Police Service

Co-Chair: Mr. Jonathan Green, Guelph Police Service

CPEG: Interoperability Sub-Committee 

The Interoperability Sub-Committee provides technical expertise to interoperability projects across the province. Originally the focus of the Sub-Committee was on technical applications for Land Based Mobile Radio to support police and public safety operations. Since its inception the focus has remained on technical oversight and applications but has expanded to include new technologies such as 700 broadband and private LTE networks. The group continues to monitor policy decisions relating to the  Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBBN) as with the progress made by FirstNet in the USA.

Co-Chair: Mr. Martin McCulloch, Waterloo Regional Police Service

  CPEG: Law Enforcement and Records (Managers) Network (LEARN) 

The mandate of the Law Enforcement And Records Managers Network (LEARN) is to share information, discuss ideas and develop guidelines for the benefit of the police community; promote records management; and encourage consistency among police agencies.

Co-Chair: Celyne Piche, Greater Sudbury Police Service

Co-Chair: Angela Post, Waterloo Regional Police Service 

Past Co-Chair: Nicolien Veenhuizen, Peel Regional Police

Secretary – Camille Yu, Peel Regional Police

Conference Director – Mary Nichols, Niagara Regional Police Service

Membership Director – Brian Newton, York Regional Police

Director at Large – Ashley Green, Peel Regional Police

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