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Media Release: Ontario’s Police Leaders Make Recommendations on Regulation of Cannabis

(Toronto, ON) -The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) has provided recommendations to the Federal and Provincial Governments related to illegal online cannabis sales and the personal production of cannabis for medical purposes designed to ensure that consumers are protected, and to counter organized criminal activity in this area. The recommendations are part of the resolutions that OACP members passed at the association’s 2021 Annual General Meeting that was held in June.

In October...

New Issue of HQ Magazine

We are pleased to advise members that the latest issue of HQ Magazine is now available online here.

In this issue, we feature a number of important articles on issues of importance to police leaders, including the cover story by Peter Merry of CGI Canada on the critical need for police to use technology to better catch criminals. We are also pleased to have Matt Torigian, Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, former Chief of Police of Waterloo Regional Police Service, Deputy...

Board Passes ACIIS Resolution

The OACP Board of Directors has passed resolution in relation to the need for the replacement of the Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System (ACIIS) for Law Enforcement in Canada. The resolution was developed by our Intelligence and Organized Crime Committee.

Since 2000, the Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario (CISO) and its members have solely relied on the Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System (ACIIS) to assist in the production and sharing of intelligence assessments...

Statement: OHRC's Framework for the Province to Address Systemic Racism in Policing

The existence of systemic racism in policing represents a serious threat to the ability of Ontario’s police professionals to deliver effective, fair, and accountable policing services to the people of Ontario. On June 5, 2020, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) issued a public statement stating that systemic racism exists in policing, that it is never acceptable, and that police leaders must do more than talk about systemic racism. They must take action to eliminate any and all...

Media Release: Police Leaders Urge Government to Allow Use of Courthouse Cellblocks After Hours

Ontario’s police leaders are calling on the Government of Ontario to amend its policy on the use of courthouse cellblocks to allow them to be used after hours by municipal police services. The resolution, which also emphasizes the need to maintain judicial independence regarding the use of court facilities, was passed by OACP members at the association’s 2021 Annual General Meeting held in June.

The Ministry of the Attorney General operates courthouses whose cellblocks are unused after standard...