ON Signs Historic Deal with Largest 1st Nations Police Service in Canada

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TORONTO — The Ontario government announced that the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Board (NAPSB) will be the first-ever First Nations police service to come under the umbrella of the Community Safety and Policing Act, the province’s policing legislation. During a signing ceremony at Queen’s Park, the province also announced a $514 million investment to support NAPSB as it opts-in to the …

Making it Easier to Recruit and Train Police Officers

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Free tuition and expanding enrollment for basic constable training will help address policing shortages TORONTO — The Ontario government is making it easier for police services across the province to recruit and train more police officers by removing tuition fees for the Basic Constable Training program at the Ontario Police College (OPC) and immediately expanding the number of recruits that can …