ontario regulation 162/26

made under the

Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019

Made: June 4, 2026
Filed: June 4, 2026
Published on e-Laws: June 5, 2026
Published in The Ontario Gazette: June 20, 2026

Amending O. Reg. 399/23

(GENERAL MATTERS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL)

1. Part II of Ontario Regulation 399/23 is amended by adding the following section:

Definitions in this Regulation

1.1 In this Regulation,

“active attacker” has the same meaning as in Ontario Regulation 393/23 (Active Attacker Incidents), made under the Act; (“assaillant actif”)

“extreme incident” has the same meaning as in Ontario Regulation 392/23 (Adequate and Effective Policing (General)), made under the Act. (“incident d’une extrême gravité”)

2. Part III of the Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

Request for temporary assistance from other Canadian jurisdiction

2.1 (1) For the purposes of subsection 19 (1.1) of the Act, the following is prescribed as a circumstance in which a chief of police may request the temporary assistance described in that subsection:

1. The chief of police does not believe that the resources of their police service are sufficient to ensure the timely provision of adequate and effective policing.

(2) For the purposes of subsection 19 (1.1) of the Act, the following is prescribed as a restriction on the chief of police’s ability to request the temporary assistance described in that subsection:

1. The request for temporary assistance under that subsection can only be made if reasonable efforts have been made to seek assistance from Ontario police services first but their assistance is unavailable or cannot be provided in a reasonable time or to an extent and in the manner required to provide adequate and effective policing.

(3) The restriction described in subsection (2) does not apply if the temporary assistance is being requested to respond to,

(a) an incident involving an active attacker;

(b) an extreme incident; or

(c) an emergency.

Commencement

3. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.