Communications Services

The purpose of Communications Services is to contribute to the achievement of the Toronto Police Service's mission, goals, and objectives by:

• providing this Police Service with an efficient, effective communications centre, ensuring access to the public and the police in the City of Toronto to emergency services, and generating the appropriate response to calls for service in a timely, appropriate manner.

In addition to compliance with the Police Services Act of Ontario and the Toronto Police Service Governance, Directives, and Policies, Communications Services, under the direction of the Director of Operational Support Services, is responsible for:

• operating and managing the communications systems within the Services;
• working with internal and external units, agencies and groups, including other police and emergency service providers, to deliver communication systems;
• providing support to the Communications Services' operational floor, the Duty Operations Centre and the Field in areas of voice radio, computer-aided dispatch, telephone user services, training and development, policies, procedures, systems analysis, and enhanced 9-1-1 facilities;
• administering the Service's False Alarm and Cost Recovery Programs;
• performing such duties as may be directed by the Chief of Police and/or the Deputy Chief of Police, Operational Support Command.

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