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Media Release: 2020 OACP Resolutions Aim to Address Important Public Safety Issues

Ontario’s police leaders passed two important resolutions regarding Canada’s National Public Alerting System and the replacement of the Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System (ACIIS) for law enforcement in Canada. These resolutions were passed at the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) Annual General Meeting held virtually on June 25, 2020 – the first time the AGM was held virtually in the association’s 69-year history.

“As police leaders, we value opportunities to make...

Media Release: Chief Antje McNeely Elected President of the OACP

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is pleased to announce that Chief Antje McNeely of the Kingston Police has been elected as President of the association for 2020-2021.Chief McNeely was elected along with a new Board Executive at the OACP Annual General Meeting held on June 25, 2020. She succeeds Chief Paul Pedersen of the Greater Sudbury Police Services as President.

The new Board of Directors Executive is as follows:

• President – Chief Antje McNeely, Kingston Police

• First...

Media Release: Launch of New, On-line Constable Selection System Process

Ontario’s police leaders will launch a new Constable Selection System on January 1, 2020 designed to be more effective and efficient in attracting quality candidates to the policing profession while also being more accessible and affordable for potential recruits. It will also be more responsive to the rapidly changing recruit selection requirements of all Ontario police services.

The new Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Constable Selection System (OACP CSS) will provide successful...

Media Release: New “Out of the Shadows” Resource Document

 Ontario’s police leaders have released a new resource document to raise awareness about the true nature of organized crime in Ontario. Bringing Organized Crime Out of the Shadows provides easy-to-read information about the reality of organized criminal activity in our province.

The new resource document was developed by police experts on organized crime who are members of the OACP’s Intelligence and Organized Crime Committee.The document, first developed in 2010, focuses on a number of important...