Toronto Police Service :: To Serve and Protect

Deputy Chief Peter Sloly is in his twenty-first year with the Toronto Police Service. He has a Criminal Justice Education Certificate from the University of Virginia, Incident Command System Certification from the Justice Institute of British Columbia, a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from McMaster University and a Masters in Business Administration from York University’s Schulich School of Business. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the University of Toronto Rotman Police Executive Leadership Program.

Peter Sloly has authored articles for several law enforcement and justice magazines on community mobilization, crime prevention and emergency management. He is an adjunct Professor at the University of Guelph-Humber and a regular lecturer at the Ontario Police College.

Peter Sloly is presently in charge of Executive Command which has 410 civilian and uniform staff and an operating budget of over $31 million and is comprised of three pillars and 12 business units which include: Professional Standards, Investigative Unit, Risk Management, Legal Services, Corporate Services, Corporate Planning, Public Information, Crime & Information Analysis, Records Management, Property & Evidence Management, Audit & Quality Assurance and Video Services.

Peter Sloly was in charge of the Operational Services pillar with 1,890 staff and an operating budget of $162 million which included the following units: Emergency Task Force, Traffic Services, Marine Unit, Mounted & Police Dog Services, Communication Services, Court Services, Parking Enforcement, Public Safety & Emergency Management, Central Paid Duty Office and the Special Constables Program.

Peter Sloly has also overseen the Staff Planning & Community Mobilization pillar which included the following units: Employment, Training & Education, Staff Planning, Diversity Management and Community Mobilization. He has also been the Unit Commander of 55 Division, 53 Division and Corporate Communications. He was a senior manager at 31 Division, 52 Division and Duty Operations. He has worked in Community Response, Major Crime, Youth Bureau and Public Order. Peter Sloly also participated in the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo where he was a Command Staff Officer and the Canadian Contingent Commander.

Peter Sloly is on the Board of Directors for the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police; he is also the co-chair of the OACP Emergency Preparedness Committee and he is the OACP Zone 3 Director. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, where he is a member of the CACP Emergency Management Committee. Peter Sloly is also a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the FBI National Academy Associates and the Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers. Peter Sloly is on the Board of Directors for the Black Business & Professional Association’s National Scholarship Foundation, Covenant House and the Toronto City Summit Alliance.

Peter Sloly has received the following awards:

Member of the Order of Merit, Police Forces
The Harry Jerome Award for Professional Excellence
The African Canadian Achievement Awards for Excellence in Law
The Bob Marley Day Community Service Award
The United Nations Peacekeeping Medal & the Canadian Peacekeeping Medal

Peter Sloly was born in Jamaica and emigrated to Canada in 1976 – he is proud of his Jamaican heritage and treasures his Canadian citizenship. Peter Sloly was a professional soccer player with the Toronto Blizzard and he played with the Canadian National Soccer Team. He enjoys sports, reading, travel, family time and enjoying the dynamic, diverse city of Toronto, where he lives with his wife and daughter.