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RECOMMENDATION
That the Ottawa Police Services Board receives this report for information.
On December 15, 2009, the Interprovincial Policing Act (IPA) received Royal Assent and was proclaimed on July 5, 2010. Quebec gave assent to similar cross-border policing legislation at the same time. The IPA provides a mechanism whereby a Ministry-designated Appointing Official can grant police officer status to a police officer from another Canadian province or territory who is required to enter Ontario to perform policing duties. Once the Inter-Provincial police officer obtains officer status for Ottawa, he/she will not require separate appointments for each policing jurisdiction in Ontario. The new IPA also provides indemnification for civil or criminal administrative actions or proceedings that may be incurred while Ontario or Quebec officers are performing duties outside of their home province.
Under the IPA, the Appointing Officials are required to notify their Police Services Board on a quarterly basis of any appointments made and/or terminated within the given reporting period, including the following information:
* Name of the province the extra-provincial police officer is from; and
* Duration of extra-provincial police officer appointment (which normally is set at three years unless there are special circumstances that would shorten that time frame).
DISCUSSION
During the reporting period indicated, the Ottawa Police Service granted four (4) inter-provincial appointments to police officers from a police service outside of Ontario. These were the first and only extra-provincial police officers appointed as Ontario Police Officers by the Ottawa Police Service since the inception of the IPA. Most of the requests from agencies outside of Ontario are processed by the Ontario Provincial Police as they involve travelling throughout the province of Ontario and not just within the city of Ottawa.
The four officers were all from the Longueuil Police Service in the province of Québec and they were granted appointments that were 72 hours in duration. These appointments were granted at their request so that they could be part of the motorcade for the Peace Officer Memorial Day Ceremonies on Parliament Hill this past September 25, 2011.
There have been no terminations issued by Ottawa Police Service to date.
The Service de Securité de Québec (SQ) has processed 47 applications so far for Ottawa Police officers requiring status in the province of Québec to perform daily duties, including returning accused persons on warrants in Québec and continuing investigations where witnesses or accused persons are located in Québec.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
The implementation of the IPA has facilitated the granting of police officer status to an officer from another province who may require this status on a regular or temporary basis in the execution of his/her duties. It has proven to be an effective way to administer the granting of police officer status, and the reporting requirements ensure that the Police Services Board is aware of potential activity in its jurisdiction.
(Original signed by)
Vern White
Chief of Police
