Police Board to hold Hybrid Meeting on Tuesday, January 13, 2026

The next scheduled meeting of the Toronto Police Service Board will take place on Tuesday, January 13 at 9:00AM. It should be noted that the Board will commence in public at 9AM before moving in camera for its confidential meeting, which will take place prior to attending to the held public agenda items.  It is estimated that the regular public meeting will resume at 1PM.

The agenda is available on the Board’s website at: https://www.tpsb.ca/meetings.

Members of the public who wish to make a deputation on an item included in the agenda may register using the regular process, at https://www.tpsb.ca/meetings/making-a-deputation.  The request must be received no later than 12:00PM on Monday, January 12, 2026

The Board’s meeting will proceed as a hybrid meeting. 

Sign-up to make a deputation 

If you wish to sign up to make a deputation on an item, please use our Making a Deputation sign-up form: https://www.tpsb.ca/meetings/making-a-deputation.  Registered deputants will have the option of making their deputation in-person or virtually. Virtual deputations would be available either by video via WebEx, or audio-only by phone. Please note deputations on items not appearing on the agenda will not be accepted.

In addition, members of the public and media are welcome and encouraged to attend the meeting as an observer through our livestream at: https://youtube.com/live/G_DBP-4o8SU

Items of Interest at this Board meeting include:

RE-ENVISONING THE TORONTO POLICE SERVICE’S MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION STRATEGY

The Board will hear a presentation and consider a report from Chief Demkiw with respect to re-envisioning the Toronto Police Service (Service)’s Mental Health and Addiction Strategy (Strategy), which details a new vision for crisis response in Toronto. The report provides an overview of the Service’s re-envisioned Strategy as it relates to responding to persons experiencing mental health and/or addictions issues. As the report notes, this Strategy will continue to evolve as the Service works with Service partners and stakeholders to refine and strengthen it. The report also outlines the rationale for initiating the review, summarizes the engagement work completed and planned, outlines guiding principles, and identifies the Service’s current initiatives in support of improving mental health and addiction crisis response. As the report emphasizes, re-envisioning aspects of the Strategy is foundational to ensuring the Service continues to evolve toward a health-centred and community-informed model of crisis response.

As with all meetings, a recording of this meeting will be posted and archived to the Toronto Police Service YouTube account at https://www.youtube.com/TorontoPolice for members of the public to access later at their convenience.

 
Contact:          Sandy Murray
                        sandy.murray@tpsb.ca 
                        416-808-8090


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