FOR EMERGIENCES PLEASE DIAL 9-1-1
9-1-1 lines are designated for emergency calls, such as reporting a crime in progress.
Examples include but are not limited to suspected impaired driving, physical assault, and motor vehicle accidents.
In emergency situations, DO NOT try to contact MFN Constables, contact 9-1-1 IMMEDIATELY.
For Non-Emergency Services:
Non-Emergency Telephone: 1-705-356-1621 Ext. 2220
Fax: 1-705-356-1740
Toll-Free: 1-888-310-1122
Constable Bob Mathias robert.mathias@opp.ca
Constable Ty Cada ty.cada@opp.ca
Citizen Self-Reporting
http://www.opp.ca/reporting/
Crimestoppers: 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS)
9-1-1 lines are designated for emergency calls, such as reporting a crime in progress.
Examples include but are not limited to suspected impaired driving, physical assault, and motor vehicle accidents.
In emergency situations, DO NOT try to contact MFN Constables, contact 9-1-1 IMMEDIATELY.
For Non-Emergency Services:
Non-Emergency Telephone: 1-705-356-1621 Ext. 2220
Fax: 1-705-356-1740
Toll-Free: 1-888-310-1122
Constable Bob Mathias robert.mathias@opp.ca
Constable Ty Cada ty.cada@opp.ca
Citizen Self-Reporting
http://www.opp.ca/reporting/
Crimestoppers: 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS)
Mandate of First Nation Policing Agreement
*Mississauga First Nation will be notified and a consultation will take place with the local detachment management of any disciplinary action deemed necessary.
- Under Clause 4(a)(IV) the agreement provides for a First Nation to police its community with First Nation Constables supported by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP);
- Also under Clause 33 (c) of the Agreement provides that where a community chooses to police with First Nation Constables, supported by the OPP, the First Nation will be the employer of the First Nation Constables;
- It also provides that the First Nation Governments and the OPP shall jointly administer the police service;
- The OPP performs a variety of administrative functions in support of the community’s police service including management of pay and benefits for the First Nation Constables;
- The OPP uses its existing procurement arrangements to acquire necessary policing equipment for use in the First Nation;
- The OPP does not provide these services in the capacity of an employer;
- First Nation communities have not been given the authority to appoint First Nation Constables. There is no provision for this in the Police Services Act;
- The Commissioner of the OPP exercises this statutory discretion independently of the Ontario First Nations Policing Agreement;
- The First Nations Constables are required under the authority of the Commissioner to enforce and uphold the laws of the Province of Ontario and the Criminal Code;
- The purpose of the appointment is to provide the First Nations Constables with the policing authority he/she requires to perform his/her employment responsibilities for the First Nation Community;
- An appointment as a First Nations Constable confers significant authority and responsibility to an individual;
- The Commissioner must be satisfied that the individual is an appropriate person to exercise this authority;
- Section 54 of the Police Services Act authorizes the Commissioner and/or terminate the appointment of a First Nations Constable;
- This decision relates to the continued suitability/need of the person to exercise the authority of a police officer;
- It is not a disciplinary process in which the Commissioner has a range of options to exercise;
- Only the First Nations Constable’s employer can impose discipline;*
- Before the Commissioner suspends and/or terminates an appointment he must consult with the Chief and Council of the community where the First Nations Constable is policing;
- The policing needs of the community will be impacted by a decision to suspend and/or terminate the appointment and the consultation process is intended to address these impacts;
- As the employer the community will be impacted by any decision to remove the First Nations Constable’s policing authority;
- A decision by the Commissioner to terminate a First Nation Constable’s appointment is not a decision to terminate his/her employment;
- The community, as the employer, must address employment issues;
- In R. v. Stephens the Ontario Court of Appeals found that the policing authority of First Nations Constable’s was not limited to the reserve territory they were appointed to police;
- The Court of Appeal determined that it was the Police Services Act and the Commissioner’s appointment under Section 54 that created the legal authority to act in the capacity of a police officer and the OFNPA could not have the effect of limiting the policing authority of First Nations Constables;
- The Supreme Court of Canada came to similar conclusion in the case of R. v. Decorte;
- In this decision the First Nations Constables were authorized to conduct a RIDE program off-reserve the court found that they were appointed for the Province of Ontario, they had the authority and duties of a police officer and they satisfied the definition of peace officer in the Criminal Code, their policing authority was not limited to the reserve territory they were hired to police;
- First Nations Constables are not subject to the disciplinary process in the Police Services Act, which is applicable to police officers in Ontario;
- The Professional Standards Bureau of the OPP conducts disciplinary investigations of police officers under the Police Services Act;
- Where the community, as the employer, undertakes a disciplinary process in regards to a First Nations Constable, it is involved in a purely employment law process;
- Where the behaviour of concern to the community impacts on the suitability of the continued appointment of the individual as a First Nations Constable the Professional Standards Bureau could conduct an investigation on behalf of the Commissioner pursuant to Section 54 of the Police Services Act;
- As part of the consultation process the results of the Professional Standards Bureau investigation could be shared with the community and used to address the issue of employment discipline.
- Excerpt from the Ontario First Nations Policing Program – April 20, 2009
*Mississauga First Nation will be notified and a consultation will take place with the local detachment management of any disciplinary action deemed necessary.