Join us for the 2025 OACP Annual Conference #OACP25

Plan to attend the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) 2025 Annual Conference, where law enforcement leaders, policymakers, and innovators will come together to explore actionable strategies to build the future of community safety and law enforcement in Ontario. This year’s theme, Future Proofing Police Organizations: It Starts with You, emphasizes personal and organizational responsibility in building resilient, adaptive police organizations that are ready to meet today’s community safety needs. Full details (including our current call for proposals) will be available on the OACP website soon.

The conference will take place June 22 to 25, 2025, at the Blue Mountain Resort and Village Conference Centre, 190 Gord Canning Drive, Blue Mountain Drive, Blue Mountains, ON.

Why Attend? Consider These are Topics that are Being Planned for the Annual Conference:

1. Plan for Long-Term Success:

• Your five-year plan starts now: Learn how to set a clear path for your organization’s success through succession planning, financial planning, and leadership development.
• Discover tools to develop leaders and prepare your team for tomorrow’s challenges.

2. Strategic Foresight:

• Carving out time to look around the corner: Understand what’s coming and prepare your organization to respond and thrive in a rapidly evolving environment.

3. Executive Leadership Development:

• Overview of OACP’s Leadership Strategy, including the Women Leadership Program and future initiatives.
• What Does Leadership in Police Organizations: Explore practical work plans and actionable steps for enhancing the leadership posture of police organizations.

4. Technological Readiness:

• Keeping up with Technology: Learn the importance of advocating for collaborative solutions and funding models to responsibly implement technology for greater safety.
• Technologies that will Change the Game of Policing: Examine the future of AI and other transformative tools. Discover how to move from shock to action with a focused approach.

5. Cultural Investments for Success:

• Future Proofing the Health of your Organization: Commit to cultural investments that support your members so they can better serve your communities.
• Culture Questions: Explore strategies for attracting and retaining top talent. Does your organizational culture inspire loyalty?
• Embracing Generation Z: Learn effective methods for recruiting tomorrow’s police professionals.

6. Operationalizing OACP’s Strategic Plan:

• Get specifics on how to put OACP’s vision into action with detailed plans and measurable steps.

Want to be a speaker/presenter at our Annual Conference? Contact Dr. José Luís (Joe) Couto Director of Government Relations and Communications at jcouto@oacp.ca.