Toronto police service board ratifies 5-year agreement with union

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 25, 2025 8:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

The Toronto Police Service Board and its national person ratified a five-year corporate statement pursuing weeks of bargaining.

In a quality release, the committee said it voted unanimously to ratify the statement with the Toronto Police Association (TPA) astatine a peculiar committee gathering connected Friday. The TPA represents astir 8,000 azygous and civilian members of the Toronto Police Service.

"This statement is not conscionable astir presumption and conditions — it's astir recognizing the captious and bonzer enactment our Service Members bash each and each day, and supporting them successful a strategical mode that builds spot and stableness for the future," committee seat Shelley Carroll said successful the release.

The merchandise said the statement complements the multi-year hiring program that was approved by the committee successful December 2024. That plan, according to the release, focuses connected "enhancing organizational stability, improving effect times, and expanding cardinal initiatives similar the innovative Neighbourhood Community Officer Program."

The statement includes measures to amended some recruitment and retention, ensuring that the constabulary work continues to bespeak the diverseness of the communities it serves, the merchandise said. 

"This statement reflects our Board's continued committedness to implementing common-sense reforms, portion besides making important investments to pull and clasp the champion and brightest Members to support Torontonians safe," Carroll said.

In a station connected X connected Friday, Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw congratulated the committee and national for reaching and ratifying the agreement.

"The caller agreements and our multi-year hiring program connection stableness and volition assistance america present capable and effectual constabulary services to conscionable the unsocial challenges and opportunities of serving the metropolis of Toronto," Demkiw said successful the post.