Bill 78 explained in plain English
Police Services Amendment Act, 2022
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This Act amends the Police Services Act to permit the Lieutenant Governor in Council to grant the Queen's Commission to eligible municipal police officers and First Nations Constables.
Bill 78, the Police Services Amendment Act, 2022, allows the Lieutenant Governor in Council to authorize the granting of a "Queen's Commission" under the Great Seal to municipal police officers and First Nations Constables who achieve a prescribed rank. Previously, only Ontario Provincial Police officers qualified for this recognition. The Act also specifies that consultation with the relevant police governing authority or band council is required before a commission can be granted to a First Nations Constable whose duties relate to a reserve.
- Amends the Police Services Act to allow the Lieutenant Governor in Council to authorize the issue of a commission under the Great Seal to municipal police officers who meet prescribed rank requirements.
- Amends the Police Services Act to allow the Lieutenant Governor in Council to authorize the issue of a commission under the Great Seal to First Nations Constables who meet prescribed rank requirements.
- Requires consultation with the police governing authority or band council before a commission can be issued to a First Nations Constable whose duties are related to a reserve.
- States that the Act comes into force on a day proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor.
- Municipal police officers
- First Nations Constables
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council
- Police governing authorities
- Band councils
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council has the authority to grant the Queen's Commission to eligible municipal police officers and First Nations Constables.
- A consultation is required before granting a commission to a First Nations Constable whose duties relate to a reserve.
- The Act received Royal Assent on April 28, 2022.
- The Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
- The Act does not specify what constitutes a 'prescribed rank' for municipal police officers or First Nations Constables to be eligible for the commission.
- The specific 'day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor' for the Act to come into force is not provided.
This amendment allows for the Queen's Commission to be granted to municipal police officers and First Nations Constables, expanding eligibility beyond only Ontario Provincial Police officers.
Source: Section 1 and Section 2
Adds subsections that allow the Lieutenant Governor in Council to grant a commission under the Great Seal to a First Nations Constable of a prescribed rank, with a condition for consultation for constables serving reserves.
Source: Section 2
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