Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service

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.

"NAPS" redirects here. For the United States Naval Academy's preparatory school, see Naval Academy Preparatory School. For a Native American private school in New Mexico, see Native American Preparatory School.
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service
Agency overview
Formed1994
Operational structure
Headquarters309 Court Street South
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Officers203
Civilians30
Elected officer responsible
  • The Honourable Sylvia Jones, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Agency executive
Facilities
Divisions34
Website
Official website

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.

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