Law Enforcement Complaints Agency

Ministry

Attorney General

URL

https://leca.ca/

Address

655 Bay Street, 10th Floor
Toronto
M7A2T4

Phone

416-246-7071

Fax

416-327-8332 - Toll-free fax: 1-877-415-4773

Background

Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 (opens a new window)

Function

The Law Enforcement Complaints Agency (LECA) is responsible for receiving, managing and overseeing public complaints about misconduct of the following:

• All municipal, regional, and provincial (OPP) police officers;
• Special Constables employed by the Niagara Parks Commission;
• Peace Officers in the Legislative Protective Service; and
• First Nations police officers if the police service opts into the Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA).

As an independent civilian oversight agency, LECA ensures all public complaints against the police are dealt with in a manner that is transparent, effective and fair.

Membership

The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall appoint a person as Complaints Director and may appoint one or more deputy Complaints Directors.

Term

The Complaints Director shall hold office for a term of five years and may be reappointed for one further term of five years.

Remuneration

The Complaints Director and any deputy Complaints Directors shall be paid such remuneration and allowance for expenses as may be fixed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Appointments & Vacancies