May 27 @ 9:00 am - May 30 @ 12:00 pm EDT
We are excited to welcome you to the 2025 Annual Meeting and Convention, hosted in partnership with the Ottawa Police Association! Please see below for key meeting information below:
Event Date: Tuesday, May 27 to Friday, May 30, 2025
Location: Ottawa Marriott Hotel
Check-In: 3:00 p.m. | Check-Out: 12:00 p.m.
On-Site Parking: Valet or self-parking is available at the delegates’ expense.
Agenda and Meeting Materials
Please note that additional slide decks and presentation materials will be added throughout the meeting as they become available.
Wi-Fi Access
Network: YY_BOH
Password: Marriott2025
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 am | |
| 9:00 am | Opening Ceremonies & Welcome Remarks
Mark Baxter
President, Police Association of Ontario
Matthew Cox
President, Ottawa Police Association
Hon. Zee Hamid
Associate Solicitor General for Auto Theft and Bail Reform, Government of Ontario
Mark Sutcliffe
Mayor, City of Ottawa
Chief Eric Stubbs
Chief of Police, Ottawa Police Service
Salim Fakirani
Chair, Ottawa Police Services Board
|
| 9:45 am | Keynote Address: If Only They Knew: A Cop’s Journey with Addiction and Mental Health
Lance Valcour
Inspector (Ret.)
|
| 10:45 am | |
| 11:15 am | PAO Business Session
Mark Baxter
President, Police Association of Ontario
Tyler Callaghan
Executive Director, Police Association of Ontario
|
| 12:00 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | PAO Business Session
Matt Jotham
Uniform Director and Treasurer, Police Association of Ontario
Phil Perrins
President, Guelph Police Association
Mark Baxter
President, Police Association of Ontario
Tyler Callaghan
Executive Director, Police Association of Ontario
Flora Vineberg
Legal Counsel and Labour Relations Advisor, Police Association of Ontario
Kiki Cloutier
Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Police Association of Ontario (PAO)
|
| 2:15 pm | |
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:30 pm | |
| 8:00 pm |
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am | |
| 9:30 am | Educational Workshops
Matthew Pegg
COO, Warriors Health
Gary Simonsen
Advisor, tng
Mary Van Buren
Governance & Strategy Advisor, tng
Christopher Hayle
Manger, Pension Education & Relationship Management Team, OMERS
Dr. Andrew Ekblad
Founder and Director, Broadleaf Health
Kristal Jones
Co-Founder, Canada Beyond The Blue
Lauren Pearce
Partner, Jones Pearce LLP
Bruce Price
Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel, York Regional Police Association
Elizabeth Howell
Editorial Manager, Minutes Solutions
|
| 6:30 pm | |
| 10:00 pm |
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 am | |
| 9:00 am | Panel: Ontario Policing Oversight Update
Ryan Teschner
Inspector General of Policing of Ontario, Inspectorate of Policing
Stephen Leach
Independent Police Review Director, LECA
Joseph Martino
Director, Special Investigations Unit, Ministry of the Attorney General
|
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:00 am | Presentation: Key Legal Update
Lauren Pearce
Partner, Jones Pearce LLP
|
| 12:00 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | Presentation: OMERS Update
Celine Chiovitti
Chief Pension Officer, OMERS
|
| 1:30 pm | Panel: OACP, OAPSB and PAO
Mark Baxter
President, Police Association of Ontario
Lisa Darling
Executive Director, Ontario Association of Police Service Boards
Roger Wilkie
President & Deputy Chief, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police & Halton Regional Police
|
| 2:30 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | Presentation: Discipline Update
Joanne Mulcahy
Barrister, Harry G. Black Professional Corporation
|
| 3:30 pm | |
| 6:00 pm | |
| 10:00 pm |
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 am | |
| 9:00 am | |
| 10:00 am | PAO Business Session
Mark Baxter
President, Police Association of Ontario
Tyler Callaghan
Executive Director, Police Association of Ontario
|
| 10:15 am | Presentation: CPA Update & Order of Merit
Tom Stamatakis
President, Canadian Police Association
|
| 10:30 am | Panel: Collective Bargaining
Mark Baxter
President, Police Association of Ontario
|
| 11:15 am | |
| 11:30 am | Presentation: UAS (Universal Automation Systems Inc.)
Akmal Khan
Founder and CEO, Universal Automation System Inc
|
| 11:45 am |
Registrants may cancel their registration by providing the reason for the cancellation to pao@pao.ca.
Cancellation requests must be received at least seven (7) full days before the first scheduled session to be eligible for a refund, minus a $50 administration fee. For example, if the first session begins at 9:00am on a Tuesday, the cancellation request must be received before 9:00am the previous Tuesday. After this deadline, registration fees are non-refundable. Refunds will be processed within five (5) business days and issued to the original payment method. For cheque payments, an EFT will be issued
Substitutions are permitted at any time for no additional charge. To substitute a colleague for your registration, please provide their name, title, and contact information to events@pao.ca. The PAO will maintain a waiting list for each event to help facilitate substitutions.
Paid registration fees may not be transferred between events.