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Executive Director’s Contract Renewed

Congratulations to our Executive Director, Jeff McGuire, who has extended his contract with the OACP for another two years! The Board of Directors’ Executive unanimously approved the renewal.

“Jeff has served for more than four decades in policing. During this time, he has always brought a passion and commitment to serving police professionals and the communities we serve,” said OACP President Chief Antje McNeely. “In his long and distinguished career with the Toronto Police Service, the Niagara...

Ontario's Police Leaders Support Canada Road Safety Week 2021

This week marks Canada Road Safety Week 2021. Ontario's police leaders are pleased to support the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police's public awareness campaign #NotWorthTheRisk to ensure all Ontarians remain safe on our roads.

We all have a role to play when it comes to traffic safety. Here are important traffic safety messages from Ontario's police leaders:

Thank you to the police services who participated in this video.

Video Participants:

• Superintendent Scott Baptist, Toronto Police...

Canada Road Safety Week 2021

The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) is leading a national effort to promote road safety during Canada Road Safety Week (CRSW), May 18 to 24, 2021. The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and its Traffic Committee support the CACP’s efforts to help our roadways remain safe for everyone. To that end, we encourage all Ontario police services to access the CACP’s  CRSW Toolkit available here. 

The campaign, which features the theme #NotWorthTheRisk #NeVautPasLeRisque, focuses...

Police Week: Thank You for All you do!

Thank you to all Ontario police services for supporting Police Week! Your pride in your organization and your people was evident. We were delighted to see many Ontarians express their appreciation for the women and men who serve as part of law enforcement organizations across our province. You can follow the Police Week social media via  #PoliceWeekON.

The OACP was also proud to support the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police’s (CACP) efforts at the national level in promoting Police Week...

OACP Announces 2021 Annual Award Recipients

Police personnel across Ontario work tirelessly every day serving their communities. That’s why the OACP is proud to honour exceptional individuals and organizations with our Annual Awards. During Police Week, the following Annual Award recipients were announced:

2021 OACP Community Safety and Crime Prevention Award I Constable Matthew Borch, Toronto Police Service

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2021 OACP School Resource Officer - Award of Excellence I Constable Tammie...