Chiefs of police can now formally request temporary help from RCMP, other Canadian police services, Coast Guard, or Armed Forces
GENERAL MATTERS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER — under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019
Plain-language summary · AI-assisted · not legal advice
A new provision specifies which outside bodies an Ontario police chief may formally request temporary assistance from under the Community Safety and Policing Act. The approved sources are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, any provincial, municipal, or First Nation police service from another Canadian jurisdiction, the Canadian Coast Guard, and the Canadian Armed Forces. This expands the regulatory framework governing how Ontario police services can bring in outside support during emergencies or situations requiring additional resources. Police chiefs, municipal police service boards, and First Nation police services should be aware that these external assistance arrangements now have an explicit regulatory basis.
Who this affects: chiefs of police · municipal police service boards · First Nation police services · municipal governments
Source of truth: O. Reg. 90/24 on ontario.ca · consolidated version 2 → 0
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