Keith L. Forde Deputy Chief, Toronto Police Service.In 2005, Keith L. Forde became the first visible minority Deputy Chief of Police in the history of the Toronto Police Service The Toronto Police Service (TPS), formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police force for the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. History Creation to 1859 reforms . He is responsible for the TPS (1) (Transactions Per Second) The number of transactions processed within one second. TPS is a better rating for the performance of hardware and software than the common MHz and GHz rating of the computer. Human Resources Command and oversees: hiring and promotion; training and education and community mobilization. The Human Resources Command has an annual budget of more than 37 million dollars. Prior to this appointment as Deputy Chief, he was the Superintendent in charge of the Toronto Police Service Training & Education Unit. There, he introduced many innovative changes. He established a Human Relations Section with the mandate to design and deliver courses in "professionalism in Policing" which focuses on ethics, diversity and customer service. He also ensured that ethics and diversity training was interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. through every aspect of the curriculum. He has been active in law enforcement for rover 34 years. He brings to his position as Deputy Chief considerable experience and knowledge of both police operations and organizational management. He has held diverse management positions including: Duty Operations, Unit Commander of Divisions 52 and 11, Prosecution Services, Complaints Review and Community Policing Support. He is an outspoken advocate for Employment Equity. He has also championed the need for improved race relations within the Police Service. Because of his longstanding ties to the community, Deputy Forde has been successful in fostering several productive partnerships between communities, government agencies and organizations within and outside of Toronto. He has completed studies at Ryerson University, the University of Toronto Research at the University of Toronto has been responsible for the world's first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant, artificial pancreas, chemical laser, G-suit, the first practical electron microscope, the first cloning of T-cells, , Seneca College and Humber College. From 1995-1997 he was Aide de Camp to the Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman Henry Newton Rowell "Hal" Jackman, OC , O.Ont (born June 10, 1932, Toronto, Ontario), served as the 25th Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from 1991 to 1997. He is the son of former Member of Parliament Harry Jackman and philanthropist Mary Rowell Jackman (the daughter of , C.M., K.ST.J., LLD, then the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario This article is about the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. For information on the Monarchy in Ontario, see Monarchy in Ontario. For general information on Canadian lieutenant governors, see Lieutenant Governor (Canada). . He is an active fundraiser for several community organizations including the Olive Branch of Hope, Church of the Nativity The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem (Arabic, كنيسة المهد) is one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. , and Save the Youth Support Services. Deputy Forde has received numerous awards from citizens groups, community organizations, government agencies, faith groups and from within the policing community. Selected awards include the Harry Jerome Trailblazer Award, the African Canadian Achievement Award, Barbados Community Recognition Award, Jamaica Community Award and the Chief of Police Excellence Award. |
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