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Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police

The commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police (French: commissaire de la Police provinciale de l'Ontario) is the professional head of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of the OPP operations.

Thomas Carrique has been the 15th commissioner of the OPP since June 6, 2019.[3]

History

Pre-OPP

In May 1875, the first head of a provincial police force was John Wilson Murray, who was a provincial constable appointed to the position of "Detective for the Province of Ontario".[4] Murray was joined by two detectives under his command, Joseph Edwin Rogers in 1884 and William D. Greer in 1887. By 1887 Murray became Chief Inspector with Rogers and Greer becoming Inspectors.[5]

Creation of OPP

Chief Detective Murray died in 1906, and in 1909, the Ontario Provincial Police Force was formally created. It consisted of 45 constables under the direction of Superintendent Joseph E. Rogers, who began as a detective under Murray in 1884.[6]

In 1921, the force was reorganized as the OPP with the passage of the Provincial Police Force Act. Major General Harry Macintyre Cawthra-Elliot was appointed to the newly created position of Commissioner.[7] In 1922, Joseph E. Rogers was dismissed from the force by Victor Williams, thus ending his tenure as the head of the OPP.

Since 1939, most OPP Commissioners have been police officers (Eric Silk was a civilian) and some (12 up to 2018) promoted from current or former members of the OPP.

List of OPP Commissioners

References

  1. ^ a b "Office of the Commissioner". Ontario Provincial Police. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  2. ^ a b "Order in Council 446/2017". Orders in Council. Government of Ontario. Retrieved May 24, 2017. to serve at the pleasure of the Lieutenant Governor in Council
  3. ^ "Thomas Carrique sworn in as new OPP commissioner". CBC. 6 June 2019.
  4. ^ Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
  5. ^ http://www.aimonknowledge.cegepba.qc.ca/fr/canadas-great-detective [dead link]
  6. ^ a b "O.P.P. 100th Anniversary". Archived from the original on 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ The Globe and Mail, "W.H. Clark: Served 5 years as OPP chief" Nov. 4, 1971, page 5
  12. ^ Higley,Dahn D.,"O.P.P. The History of the Ontario Provincial Police Force", The Queen`s Printer, Toronto, 1984
  13. ^ "Northumberland County News - Latest Daily Breaking News Stories".
  14. ^ "Hansard Issue: L039".
  15. ^ "Ontario Provincial Police".
  16. ^ "Vince Hawkes named OPP commissioner". Toronto Star. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  17. ^ "OPP Commissioner announces retirement". barrie.ctvnews.ca. September 7, 2018.
  18. ^ "TPS Supt. Ronald Taverner named OPP commissioner". toronto.citynews.ca. November 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  19. ^ Brad Blair – Deputy Commissioner, Traffic Safety and Operational Support
  20. ^ "Appointment of Ron Taverner to OPP Commissioner delayed". globalnews.ca. December 15, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-17.