The Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC; French: Commission civile de l’Ontario sur la police), previously known as the Ontario Police Commission and the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services, is an independent quasi-judicial agency. It is one of the 13 adjudicative tribunals overseen by the Ministry of the Attorney General that make up Tribunals Ontario. The OCPC hears appeals, adjudicates applications, conducts investigations and resolves disputes regarding the oversight and provision of policing services in Ontario. ^[1]

The role and authority of OCPC is mandated under the Ontario Police Services Act^[2] and Interprovincial Policing Act.^[3]

Structure

The OCPC has two divisions: Adjudicative and Investigative. The divisions operate independently under one Registrar.

The Adjudicative division is led by the Associate Chair and primarily deals with appeals of disciplinary matters, proposals to amalgamate, reduce or abolish existing municipal police forces, budgetary disputes regarding police services, and other functions.

The Investigative division is led by the Executive Chair and deals with investigations, inquiries and public complaints concerning the conduct of chiefs of police, police officers, special constables and police services boards.^[4][5][6]

Responsibilities

The OCPC handles complaints involving police conduct that do not result in a serious injury or death in the province, or that have been sent to OCPC from local police agencies. All other cases are investigated by the Special Investigations Unit.^[7]

Requests for other types of services can also be made by the Ontario provincial government.^[8]