Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service
| Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1994 |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 309 Court Street South Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Officers | 203 |
| Civilians | 30 |
| Elected officer responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Facilities | |
| Divisions | 34 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS), also occasionally known as the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (without a hyphen) is the police agency for Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN). As of July 2020, NAPS has 34 detachments in NAN communities across the territory covered by Treaty 9 and Treaty 5 within Ontario. Roland Morrison was sworn in as chief of police in 2019.
As of July 2020, the agency has 203 officers, about 60% of whom are Indigenous, making NAPS the largest Indigenous police force in Canada, and the second-largest in North America. NAPS is responsible for a jurisdiction that includes two-thirds of Ontario, a land area approximately the size of France. NAPS receives 48% of its funding from the government of Ontario, and 52% from the government of Canada.