APPENDIX B – Temporary Assistance Request Notifications under section 19(1)

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The following information shall be submitted, as applicable, in relation to temporary assistance requests made under s. 19 of the CSPA.

 

1. If a chief makes a request for temporary assistance, s. 19(2) requires that the requesting chief shall provide notice of the request as soon as possible to the IG and the police service board, or, in the case of a request by the Commissioner, to the IG and the Minister. This notice must include:

 

a) a description of the circumstances surrounding the temporary assistance request;

b) the policing functions that are requested;

c) the timeframe for the provision of the assistance;

d) the extent of the assistance required;

e) whether the chief of police or entity that employs First Nation Officers that is receiving the request has agreed to provide the assistance, in whole or in part;

f) the anticipated financial implications as a result of obtaining the assistance; and

g) any other prescribed matters. (None are currently prescribed.)

 

2. A chief of police who provided temporary assistance shall, after the assistance has stopped, provide notice to the IG and the chief’s police service board or, if the chief is the Commissioner, to the Minister, with the following information:

 

  1. The chief of police’s decision to provide temporary assistance.
  2. Whether the request for temporary assistance was fulfilled in whole or in part.
  3. The financial implications of providing assistance.
  4. Any other prescribed matters. (None are currently prescribed.)

 

3. If the temporary assistance was provided by an entity that employs First Nation Officers, the chief of police who requested the assistance shall, after the assistance has stopped, provide notice to the Inspector General with the following information:

 

  1. Whether the request for temporary assistance was fulfilled in whole or in part by the entity.
  2. The financial implications of providing assistance for the entity, if known.

  3. Any other prescribed matters.  (None are currently prescribed.)

     

When temporary assistance requests are made, please submit the above information within 24 hours to IOPnotifications@Ontario.ca and copy your Police Services Advisor.

 

When notification is provided after assistance has stopped, please submit the above information within seven (7) business days to IOPnotifications@Ontario.ca and copy your Police Services Advisor.