Overview
- Inspector General Ryan Teschner launched an independent inspection covering all 45 police services and their boards, including the OPP, and appointed an external inspector under the Community Safety and Policing Act.
- The probe will focus on five areas: officer supervision, screening and vetting, access to databases and information systems, evidence and property management, and substance abuse and fitness for duty.
- Findings and any legally binding directions will be made public, and the Inspectorate must monitor compliance, though no timeline for the report has been set.
- The move follows York Regional Police’s Project South, which charged seven active Toronto officers and one retired officer and laid additional counts against 19 other suspects in a broader organized-crime investigation.
- Investigators allege confidential police data was leaked and used to target people, including an alleged plot to murder a correctional employee, and officials say the inspection will not interfere with ongoing criminal cases.