Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, invested 7 Officers (O.O.M.) and 57 Members (M.O.M.) into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 14, 2026.
The Order of Merit of the Police Forces honours the leadership and exceptional service or distinctive merit displayed by the members of Canadian police services, and recognizes their commitment to this country. The primary focus is on exceptional merit, contributions to policing, and community development.
As police officers—and as leaders and allies to those on the front lines—you are called upon to wear many hats.”
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada
Officers
Director Pierre Brochet, O.O.M.
Laval Police Service, Quebec
(This is a promotion within the Order)
Deputy Chief Shawna Michelle Coxon, O.O.M.
Toronto Police Service, Ontario
Deputy Chief Scot Alexander Halley, O.O.M.
Winnipeg Police Service, Manitoba
Chief Donald Walter MacLean, O.O.M.
Halifax Regional Police, Nova Scotia
Chief Darren Everett Montour, O.O.M.
Six Nations Police Service, Ohsweken, Ontario
Deputy Chief Chad Tawfik, O.O.M.
Calgary Police Service, Alberta
(This is a promotion within the Order)
Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Wilson, O.O.M.
Vancouver Police Department, British Columbia
(This is a promotion within the Order)
Members
Chief Superintendent Lesley Ahara, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa, Ontario
Chief Craig Stuart Ambrose, M.O.M.
Owen Sound Police Service, Ontario
Inspector Andrea Anderson, M.O.M.
Vancouver Police Department, British Columbia
Staff Sergeant Shaun Matthew Begg, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Kelowna, British Columbia
Inspector Kevin Larry Aime Bernardin, M.O.M.
Vancouver Police Department, British Columbia
Captain Alain Bernier, M.O.M.
Québec Police Service, Quebec
Chief Stuart Betts, M.O.M.
Peterborough Police Service, Ontario
Inspector David Charles Bishop, M.O.M.
Owen Sound Police Service, Ontario
Constable Apryl Marie Bonia, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Paul Boudreau, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa, Ontario
Sergeant Michael Douglas Carter, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, New Minas, New Scotia
Agent Ingrid Cataldo, M.O.M.
Montréal Police Service, Quebec
Staff Sergeant Chi Sun Jason Chan, M.O.M.
Vancouver Police Department, British Columbia
Deputy Director Marc Charbonneau, M.O.M.
Montréal Police Service, Quebec
Sergeant Jeffrey (Jeff) Chartier, M.O.M.
Peterborough Police Service, Ontario
Sergeant Major Leilani Ann Collins, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Edmonton, Alberta
Assistant Commissioner Dennis A. Daley, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Deputy Chief Mark Dapat, M.O.M.
Peel Regional Police, Mississauga, Ontario
Sergeant Stephen R. Dunn, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Surrey, British Columbia
Chief Superintendent Dana Earley, M.O.M.
Ontario Provincial Police, Orillia, Ontario
Staff Sergeant Clayton D. Ennis, M.O.M.
Surrey Police Service, British Columbia
Superintendent Humberto Jorge Barbosa Ferreira, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Surrey, British Columbia
Chief Superintendent Darcy Paul Fleury, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Leduc, Alberta
Deputy Chief Steve Gill, M.O.M.
Guelph Police Service, Ontario
Sergeant Detective Grant Patrick Goulet, M.O.M.
Winnipeg Police Service, Manitoba
Chief Steve Goudreau, M.O.M.
Kennebecasis Regional Police Force, Quispamsis, New Brunswick
Superintendent Tonya Marie Gresty, M.O.M.
Saskatoon Police Service, Saskatchewan
Deputy Chief Scott A. Guilford, M.O.M.
London Police Service, Ontario
Staff Sergeant (Retired) Stephen Alexander Halliday, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Stellarton, Nova Scotia
William Blaine Hutchins, M.O.M.
Calgary Police Service, Alberta
Staff Sergeant M. Scott Kraushar, M.O.M.
Niagara Regional Police Service, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Deputy Chief Devin B. Laforce, M.O.M.
Edmonton Police Service, Alberta
Nadim Lakhani, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa, Ontario
Staff Sergeant Normand Lamontagne, M.O.M., C.D.
Ontario Provincial Police, Long Sault, Ontario
Acting Superintendent Russel James Lucas, M.O.M., C.D.
Ottawa Police Service, Ontario
Superintendent Phillip Aston Lue, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa, Ontario
Inspector Brooke McRoberts, M.O.M.
Ontario Provincial Police, Barrie, Ontario
Chief Inspector Karine Ménard, M.O.M.
Laval Police Service, Quebec
Inspector Nicole Leah Noonan, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Milton, Ontario
Deputy Chief Constable Leslie Ann Ogston, M.O.M.
Port Moody Police Department, British Columbia
Staff Superintendent Martin Ottaway, M.O.M.
Peel Regional Police, Mississauga, Ontario
Deputy Director Manon Ouellet, M.O.M.
Laval Police Service, Quebec
Sergeant Jacques Painchaud, M.O.M.
Sûreté du Québec, Montréal, Quebec
Chief Superintendent Aaron Michael Paradis, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Surrey, British Columbia
Assistant Commissioner Matthew Peggs, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, London, Ontario
Chief Inspector Jean-François Pelletier, M.O.M.
Commissaire à la lutte contre la corruption, Montréal, Quebec
Sergeant Daniel Rettenbacher, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Superintendent Dustine Lynne Rodier, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Chief Bruno Rossi, M.O.M.
Lac Seul Police Service, Lac Seul First Nation, Ontario
Deputy Director Jean-François Rousselle, M.O.M., M.B.
Laval Police Service, Quebec
Sheila Serfas, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Superintendent Sandra Staniforth, M.O.M.
Niagara Regional Police Service, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Superintendent David Stewart, M.O.M.
Halton Regional Police Service, Burlington, Ontario
Chief Superintendent Dwight Thib, M.O.M.
Ontario Provincial Police, Dutton, Ontario
Staff Sergeant Ralph Veckenstedt, M.O.M.
Calgary Police Service, Alberta
Superintendent Steven Mark Watts, M.O.M.
Toronto Police Service, Ontario
Superintendent Jordan Whitesell, M.O.M.
Ontario Provincial Police, Brechin, Ontario
