Ottawa. City Operations
Ottawa Police Service - Hate and Bias Crime Unit
- Description
Police unit dedicated to addressing hate-motivated or bias-motivated crime
Services include:
- reporting
- investigation
- community outreach, including training seminars for agencies
- intelligence gathering
Expertise is leveraged from multiple sections of the OPS.
- Eligibility
- Victims or witnesses of hate or bias-motivated crime because of race, nationality, ethnic origin, languages, skin colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation
- Application Process
- To report a hate-motivated incident, drop in in person, use the Ottawa Police Online Reporting online tool or call 613-236-1222 and press 1 for English, then 2 for the Communications Centre.
- Documents Required
- No documents required
- Toll Free
- 1-800-222-8477 - Crime Stoppers
- Office
- 613-236-1222 ext 5015
- Crisis
- 613-236-1222 ext 7300 - To report hate crimes related to the demonstration in Ottawa
- Web Site
- Visit Website
- Mailing Address
- PO Box 9634
Station T
Ottawa, ON, K1G 6H5
Canada - Languages
- English, French
- Fees
- None
- Social Media
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Last Updated On
- August 18, 2025
- Address
- 474 Elgin St
Ottawa, ON, K2P 2J6
Cross street: Elgin St and Trans-Canada Hwy
Open in Google Maps - Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Hours of Operation
- Online reports: Mon-Sun 24 hoursMon8:00 am to 6:00 pmTue8:00 am to 6:00 pmWed8:00 am to 6:00 pmThu8:00 am to 6:00 pmFri8:00 am to 6:00 pmSat8:00 am to 6:00 pmSun8:00 am to 6:00 pm
* Phone reports: Mon-Sun 10 am-8:30 pm * 9-1-1 on call Mon-Sun 24 hours * 474 Elgin Front desk: Mon-Sun 8 am-6 pm - Service Area(s)
- Ottawa
