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Planning for Public Education and Police Training

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided significant challenges for all police organizations when it comes to providing public education to our communities.  The on-going pandemic has also posed difficulties for the OACP in terms of delivering education and training initiatives to police personnel.

While we are hopeful that Ontario will soon get the upper hand on COVID-19 through a vaccination program and continued public health measures, the OACP is planning on delivering public education and...

Evidence-based Policing Conference: Register Today!

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is partnering with world-renowned criminologist Dr. Lawrence Sherman and the Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing in the United Kingdom to bring you the Evidence-Based Policing: “The Evidence Will Move You” Conference. The three-day virtual conference on Evidence-Based Policing (EBP) will take place from February 17 to 19, 2021.

Please join us and other police professionals from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST each day to learn more about EBP...

Johnstone & Cowling LLP Newsletter: COVID-19 Update

Stage 1 Order Rules - How is the Workplace Being Affected? 

As of January 13, 2021, O. Reg. 10/21: (Rules For Areas in Stage 1), made under the  Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 17, has amended the previous Rules under O. Reg. 82/20

The change in Rules, as they relate to the workplace are as follows:

Work from home except where necessary

• Employers shall ensure that workers conduct their work remotely, unless the nature of their work requires them to be...

2021 OWLE Awards Banquet & Call For Nominations

2021 OWLE Awards Banquet Call for Nominations Major Awards

OWLE is proud to announce that we will begin accepting nominations for all major award categories. Categories are open to female employee of law enforcement/corrections and other organizations recognized by OWLE as per their constitution. Candidates may only be nominated in one category. Our Advisory Council will review each submission and recommend formal recognition for the identified winners. Our Advisory Council will also select the...

Media Release:The U.K.'s Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing and the OACP Enter Partnership

(Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and the Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing (CCEBP) are excited to announce a new partnership that will support police personnel in Ontario and Canada in accessing evidence-based policing learning opportunities.

The Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing is a research and training consultancy that is applying evidence to improve policing practices worldwide. The CCEBP Director, Professor Lawrence W. Sherman, is the...