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Media Release: Updated Out of the Shadows Resource Document Shows True Face of Organized Crime in ON

Media Release Updated Out of the Shadows Resource Document Shows True Face of Organized Crime in Ontario

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2022 

(Toronto, ON) – Ontario’s police leaders have released an updated report on the realities of organized crime in Ontario. The latest version of the Out of the Shadows report addresses common misconceptions and beliefs people may have about organized crime – particularly regarding its structure, composition, methods of operation, activities, and motivations – and...

Media Release: OACP Launches Val Tag Refunds Fundraiser for Ukraine War Victims

(Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) has launched a fundraising program to encourage Ontario vehicle owners to donate their provincial licence plate renewal (validation tags) refunds to help victims of the war in Ukraine. The #ValTags4Ukraine supports the humanitarian efforts of the Canadian Red Cross. All proceeds raised will go directly to supporting people in Canada displaced due to the war in Ukraine.

“As we continue to see the horrible events in Ukraine unfold,...

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

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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 week in support of the...

OACP and the Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being Announce New Partnership

(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 breadth of the Journal’s scholarly research and will develop an...

Media Release: Ontario’s Police Leaders Issue A Guide to Policing and 2SLGBTQ+ Communities

(Toronto, ON) – 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  Best Practices in Policing and LGBTQ Communities in Ontario issued in 2013.

“As police leaders, members of the OACP...