Jason Fraser

Jason Fraser is General Counsel for York Regional Police where he oversees Legal Services and the Professional Standards Bureau. He joined the police service in 2007 after several years in private practice. Jason advises the Chief of Police and members of the police service on a broad range of legal, compliance, privacy and risk management issues.

Jason’s expertise in the law of policing includes disciplinary prosecutions, appeals and judicial reviews of disciplinary decisions, along with other court matters involving the production of records and deployment of police resources.
After graduating from York University at Glendon College in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Jason attended law school at Queen’s University and obtained his Bachelor of Laws in 1998. He was called to the Bar in 2000. In 2014, Jason completed a Master’s Degree in administrative law at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Jason is a member of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and is the Co-Chair of the Police Legal Advisors Committee and legal advisor to the OACP Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and its Law Amendments Committee.