Police Services Act of Ontario

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The Police Services Act of Ontario is the provincial legislation that governs the organization, responsibilities, and oversight of police services across Ontario.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf provincial statute ⓘ
appliesTo Ontario Provincial Police ⓘ
municipal police services in Ontario ⓘ
police services boards in Ontario ⓘ
authorizes agreements for provision of police services between municipalities and Ontario Provincial Police ⓘ
contains provisions on police service agreements ⓘ
provisions on policing in First Nations communities (where applicable by agreement) ⓘ
provisions on special constables ⓘ
coreService assistance to victims of crime ⓘ
crime prevention ⓘ
emergency response ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ
public order maintenance ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
defines adequate and effective police services ⓘ
enactedBy Legislative Assembly of Ontario ⓘ
establishes Independent Police Review Director (historical) ⓘ
Special Investigations Unit framework ⓘ
governs police services in Ontario ⓘ
hasPurpose to ensure adequate and effective police services are provided throughout Ontario ⓘ
to provide for civilian governance of police services ⓘ
includes code of conduct for police officers ⓘ
jurisdiction Province of Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Ontario
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalArea administrative law ⓘ
public safety law ⓘ
providesFor civilian oversight of policing ⓘ
creation of police services boards ⓘ
disciplinary proceedings for police officers ⓘ
public complaints system about police conduct ⓘ
suspension and dismissal of police officers ⓘ
province Ontario ⓘ
regulates auxiliary members of police services ⓘ
composition of police services boards ⓘ
duties of chiefs of police ⓘ
duties of police officers ⓘ
organization of police services in Ontario ⓘ
oversight of police services in Ontario ⓘ
police service budgets and financial oversight ⓘ
powers of police services boards ⓘ
responsibilities of police services in Ontario ⓘ
replacedBy Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 (upon coming into force) ⓘ
requires municipalities to provide adequate and effective police services ⓘ
setsOut core police services ⓘ
shortName Police Services Act ⓘ
subjectOf police oversight reforms in Ontario ⓘ

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York Regional Police → operatesWithinLegalFramework → Police Services Act of Ontario ⓘ
Toronto Police Service → legalBasis → Police Services Act of Ontario ⓘ
Ontario Provincial Police → governedBy → Police Services Act of Ontario ⓘ
TTC special constables (patrol) → legalAuthorityGrantedUnder → Police Services Act of Ontario ⓘ
YRP → policeActJurisdiction → Ontario Police Services Act ⓘ
linked to: Police Services Act of Ontario
Homicide Unit (York Regional Police) → governedBy → Ontario Police Services Act ⓘ
subject linked to: Homicide Unit
linked to: Police Services Act of Ontario
Police Services Act (Ontario) → shortName → Police Services Act ⓘ
subject linked to: Police Services Act of Ontario
linked to: Police Services Act of Ontario
York Regional Police Services Board → appliesLaw → Ontario Police Services Act ⓘ
linked to: Police Services Act of Ontario
York Regional Police Services Board → legalBasis → Ontario Police Services Act ⓘ
linked to: Police Services Act of Ontario