The Ontario Civilian Police Commission ( OCPC ; French: Commission civile de l’Ontario sur la police ), previously known as the Ontario Police Commission and the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services , is an independent quasi-judicial agency . It is one of the 13 adjudicative tribunals overseen by the Ministry of the Attorney General that make up Tribunals Ontario . The OCPC hears appeals, adjudicates applications, conducts investigations and resolves disputes regarding the oversight and provision of policing services in Ontario .
6-693: The role and authority of OCPC was mandated under the Ontario Police Services Act . On April 1, 2024, the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 (CSPA) came into force and the Police Services Act was repealed. The OCPC has two divisions: Adjudicative and Investigative. The divisions operate independently under one Registrar. The Adjudicative division is led by the Associate Chair and, until
12-492: Is the law governing the conduct of police officers in the province of Ontario , Canada. In addition to regulating the conduct of police officers, the law also established the Special Investigations Unit , a civilian oversight agency which conducts independent investigations where police actions have resulted in the death or injury of a civilian. Enforcing the legislation is within the responsibility of
18-706: The Ministry of the Solicitor General . The Act is usually invoked in investigation or charges against police officers for disreputable conduct in accordance with s. 2(1) Police Services Act , Ontario Regulation 268/10. The Act became law in 1990 to provide a legal means to define the role of all police forces in Ontario (excluding the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ) and to create the Special Investigations Unit . It replaced
24-639: The Police Services Act was repealed, primarily dealt with appeals of disciplinary matters, proposals to amalgamate, reduce or abolish existing municipal police forces, budgetary disputes regarding police services, and other functions. The Investigative division is led by the Executive Chair and dealt with investigations, inquiries and public complaints concerning the conduct of chiefs of police, police officers, special constables and police services boards. The OCPC hears appeals, adjudicated applications, conducts investigations, and resolves disputes regarding
30-657: The earlier Police Act , introduced in 1946, to define the role of all police forces in Ontario. Before the Police Act there were two statutes governing the role of police in the province: The Act was eventually repealed and replaced by the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 ( CSPA ), which was passed part of the Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 reform bill. This article about Canadian law
36-485: The oversight and provision of policing services. The Special Investigations Unit primarily investigates police-involved incidents of death, serious injury, and sexual assault. Requests for other types of services can also be made by the Ontario provincial government . Police Services Act (Ontario) The Police Services Act ( French : Loi sur les services policiers ; R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.15) ("the Act")
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