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Blue Line and OACP Partner on 2022 Expo

Blue Line and OACP partner on 2022 expo

July 19, 2022, Toronto – Blue Line magazine and the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) are partnering on a joint venture, the OACP & Blue Line Expo, to be held on Friday, Oct. 21 at the Paramount EventSpace in Vaughan, Ont.

“The Blue Line team is excited to be partnering with the OACP on this event. We’re bringing a national perspective and a provincial focus under one roof. By maximizing our shared resources, we will bring a more efficient,...

Welcome Solicitor General Michael Kerzner!

Premier Doug Ford named a new Ontario Cabinet, including a new Solicitor General, the Honourable Michael Kerzner. OACP President Chief Nishan Duraiappah has already had a couple of conversations with the new Solicitor General to discuss issues of importance to the police community in Ontario. We look forward to working with the Minister and his team at the Ministry.

The OACP also works closely with other Ministers, such as the Attorney General (the Honourable Doug Downey) and Transportation...

2022 CACP Annual Conference

Ontario police leaders attending the 2022 Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police’s (CACP) Annual Conference in Quebec City from August 7 to 9 can look forward to a number of exciting sessions featuring OACP members/staff:

• OACP President Nishan Duraiappah will participate in a panel discussion co-moderated by Deputy Chief Shirley Hilton (Waterloo Regional PS and Zone 5 Director) on “Transforming Police Culture Towards a Partnership and Collaborative-Centred Model of Community Safety and...

Ontario Police Leaders Support Indigenous Chiefs of Police of Ontario’s Mental Health Review

Police officers face significant occupational stresses due to the changing nature of the safety needs of the communities they serve and the corresponding pressures on police professionals to ensure they serve these communities effectively and with professionalism. As Ontario’s police leaders, members of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) affirm their duty to support their members, both sworn officers and civilian staff, in carrying out their important work.

No matter where they...

Media Release: Ontario Police Leaders Issue Resolutions Following 2022 Annual General Meeting

(Toronto, ON) – Members of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) have passed resolutions calling on the Government of Ontario to partner with the province’s police leaders on important traffic safety issues and responding to mental health calls. A total of five resolutions, including one on standardizing a police ceremonial training course for police services, were passed by OACP members on June 13 at the association’s Annual General Meeting held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON.

The...