Charles Bordeleau

Charles Bordeleau
Chief of the Ottawa Police Service
In office
March 5, 2012  May 4, 2019
Preceded byVernon White
Succeeded byPeter Sloly
Personal details
Born
Charles J. Bordeleau

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
SpouseLynda Bordeleau
Alma mater
ProfessionPolice officer
AwardsDean's Philos Award (2011)
Police career
Allegiance Ottawa
DepartmentOttawa Police Service
Service years1984–2019
StatusRetired
RankChief of Police

Charles J. Bordeleau OOM is a retired Canadian police officer who served as the chief of police of the Ottawa Police Service from March 2012 until May 2019. Prior to this, he served as the city's deputy chief of police.

Born and raised in Ottawa, Bordeleau began his policing career in 1984, serving on numerous community organizations, including the Community Police Action Committee. He was also a member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Emergency Management Committee as well as the International Committee and the director for the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police's Zone 2. He also co-chaired the "Operation INTERSECT" Steering Committee.

Bordeleau received the Dean's Philos Award from the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management. He received his Master of Arts degree in disaster and emergency management from Royal Roads University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Ottawa.