Ontario Investing in Mobile Crisis Response Teams

Oct 27, 2023

The Ontario government is investing more than $4.5 million to help police services provide specialized support to people who are experiencing a mental health or addictions crisis. The Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) Enhancement Grant enables police to work with trained crisis workers when responding to those in need.

The following police services and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments are receiving MCRT Enhancement Grant program funding for 2023-2024:

Collingwood & The Blue Mountains OPP – $119,949

Cornwall Police Service – $120,000

Dryden OPP – $113,419

Dufferin OPP – $207,851

Essex County OPP – $120,000

Gananoque Police Service – $98,770

Greater Sudbury Police Service – $120,000

Grenville OPP – $128,436

Guelph Police Service – $118,248

Haldimand County OPP – $117,360

Hawkesbury OPP – $120,000

Huntsville and Bracebridge OPP – $120,000

Huronia West OPP – $119,949

Kawartha Lakes Police Service – $109,229

Kirkland Lake OPP – $120,000

Lambton OPP – $120,000

Lanark County OPP – $120,000

Leeds OPP – $118,458

Lennox and Addington OPP – $110,654

Middlesex County OPP – $117,750

Niagara Regional Police Service – $120,000

Norfolk County OPP – $120,000

North Bay OPP – $120,000

Orillia OPP – $120,000

Owen Sound Police Service – $113,236

Peel Regional Police Service – $120,000

Peterborough County OPP – $60,401

Quinte West OPP – $120,000

Renfrew OPP – $120,000

Russell County OPP – $120,000

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry OPP – $45,000

Smiths Falls Police Service – $112,853

South Simcoe Police Service – $117,865

St. Thomas Police Service – $92,500

Strathroy-Caradoc Police Service – $108,850

Temiskaming OPP – $120,000

West Grey Police Service – $93,000

West Parry Sound OPP – $119,970

Woodstock Police Service – $118,648