COMMUNITY INCLUSION TEAM

Through engagement within the Thunder Bay Police Service, and within the greater community, the Community Inclusion Team strives to build positive relationships between police, Indigenous people, other racialized and underrepresented groups they serve.

Learn more about the CIT's unique mandate and strategic plan here. 

SCHOOL RESOURCE

The Thunder Bay Police Service’s School Resource Officers have a special relationship with the city’s schools and school boards. They are often called upon to provide students and school staff with educational presentations, or conduct safety drills.

While Primary Response officers may still be called upon for enforcement during emergency calls, most investigations or enforcement issues that occur within the city’s schools will be handled by a dedicated School Resource officer.

COMMUNITY ORIENTED RESPONSE & ENGAGEMENT (CORE)

Commonly referred to as the CORE Unit, these officers are part of a high-visibility unit that identifies specific issues and problem areas of the city and executes projects focused on addressing the root problems. Recently, CORE officers have been engaged in numerous partnerships that have helped them identify and disrupt incidents of ongoing home takeovers across the city.

COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE (9-1-1)

In an emergency, members of the public will call 911 and immediately be connected to a dispatcher within the communications unit. These civilian members fulfill a special role in ensuring the public has access to our emergency first responders during an emergency or crisis. They work closely with various units from the Thunder Bay Police Service's operations branches. 

COURT SERVICES

Court Security is provided to the Thunder Bay Courthouse by the Thunder Bay Police Service. The unit consists of sworn uniformed members and civilian special constables. Unlike most other units, court services members' base of operations is not at the Thunder Bay Police Service headquarters, but at the Thunder Bay Courthouse at 125 Brodie Street North.

DIGITAL EVIDENCE & CASE MANAGEMENT

Members operating with Case Management are responsible for building criminal case files that will be provided to the Ministry of the Attorney General for review and prosecution. This represents an important step toward moving justice forward from the investigative process and into the courts.

Members working within the digital evidence unit are tasked with collecting and managing the digital evidence obtained throughout an investigation. This includes the collection and management of all body-worn and in-camera footage collected by the Thunder Bay Police Service.