Ontario Civilian Police Commission
The Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) was an independent, quasi-judicial body in Ontario. It was one of Tribunals Ontario, overseen by the Ministry of the Attorney General, and operated under the Police Services Act. The OCPC handled appeals, applications, investigations, and disputes related to policing in Ontario.
The OCPC had two divisions—Adjudicative and Investigative—working under one Registrar. The Adjudicative division, led by the Associate Chair, mainly dealt with appeals and applications about policing matters, such as disciplinary appeals, proposals to merge, reduce, or abolish police forces, and budget disputes. The Investigative division, led by the Executive Chair, carried out investigations, inquiries, and public complaints concerning the conduct of chiefs of police, police officers, special constables, and police services boards.
The OCPC’s work complemented the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which investigates police-involved deaths, serious injuries, and sexual assaults.
Requests for other types of services could also be made by the Ontario government.
In 2024, the Police Services Act was repealed and replaced by the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019. As of September 2025, the OCPC was no longer operating.
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