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Archived Content Contenu Archivé ARCHIVED - Archiving Content ARCHIVÉE - Contenu archivé Archived Content Contenu archivé Information identified as archived is provided for L’information dont il est indiqué qu’elle est archivée reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It est fournie à des fins de référence, de recherche is not subject to the Government of Canada Web ou de tenue de documents. Elle n’est pas Standards and has not been altered or updated assujettie aux normes Web du gouvernement du since it was archived. Please contact us to request Canada et elle n’a pas été modifiée ou mise à jour a format other than those available. depuis son archivage. Pour obtenir cette information dans un autre format, veuillez communiquer avec nous. This document is archival in nature and is intended Le présent document a une valeur archivistique et for those who wish to consult archival documents fait partie des documents d’archives rendus made available from the collection of Public Safety disponibles par Sécurité publique Canada à ceux Canada. qui souhaitent consulter ces documents issus de sa collection. Some of these documents are available in only one official language. Translation, to be provided Certains de ces documents ne sont disponibles by Public Safety Canada, is available upon que dans une langue officielle. Sécurité publique request. Canada fournira une traduction sur demande. Ontario Provincial Police – Consolidated After Action Report – Summits 2010 Ontario Provincial Police Consolidated After Action Report 2010 Muskoka G8 Summit 2010 Toronto G20 Summit Ontario Provincial Police – Consolidated After Action Report – Summits 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Approval ..............................................................................................................3 Introduction & Overview ....................................................................................4 Recommendtations ..........................................................................................16 List of Acronyms...............................................................................................51 Conclusion ........................................................................................................53 Ontario Provincial Police – Consolidated After Action Report – Summits 2010 Approval Page 3 of 53 Ontario Provincial Police – Consolidated After Action Report – Summits 2010 Introduction & Overview In June of 2010, the culmination of nearly two years of planning resulted in the execution of successful security operations for the 2010 Muskoka G8 Summit and the 2010 Toronto G20 Summit. The two Summits, held consecutively during the same weekend, represented the largest policing operation in Canadian history. Providing security for the 100 Internally Protected Persons, and to ensure public safety and security in each theatre of operation, required the unprecedented mobilization of nearly 21,000 police and security personnel from across Canada. Summits planning involved the close integration of numerous security and support agencies including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Toronto Police Service, Peel Regional Police, and Canadian Forces. The Summits demonstrated the incredible ability of Canadian policing and security agencies to work in unison, to fulfil a common objective. Planning Phase Planning for the G8 Summit commenced in July 2008, shortly after the formal announcement by the Prime Minister of Canada. The scope of Summit planning increased dramatically after September 2009 following the Prime Minister’s announcement that Canada would also host the G20 Summit in conjunction with the G8. The Planning Phase was divided into 2 parts: Strategic (Concept) Planning and Operational Planning. During the strategic planning phase, the OPP contributed to the development of the overall ISU Concept of Operations, as well as developed concept plans for each OPP functional unit. Conceptual plans, developed largely based on assumptions, described the anticipated operational roles and responsibilities, as well as the human resource and logistical support requirements of each OPP unit. The concept plans provided a basis for the development of future unit operational plans, and were used extensively in the formation of budget projections and logistics planning. A detailed review was conducted of each Unit’s concept plan to ensure: Plans were harmonized and interoperable, both internally and externally Plans complimented the overall objectives of the ISU mission Plans were consistent with current assumptions and threat picture Plans were achievable within available resources Page 4 of 53 Ontario Provincial Police – Consolidated After Action Report – Summits 2010 OPP G8 / G20 Organization Structure Figure 2.1 Page 5 of 53 Ontario Provincial Police – Consolidated After Action Report – Summits 2010 OPP units transitioned from ‘conceptual’ planning to ‘operational’ planning in September 2009. Two Joint Operations Planning Groups (JOPG) were established; one for the G8 Summit (Muskoka JOPG) and one for the G20 Summit (GTA JOPG). The OPP took a lead role in the Muskoka JOPG, and a participant role in the GTA JOPG. Throughout January 2010 to May 2010, the Muskoka JOPG conducted a series of focused plan review sessions with each ISU functional unit. During these sessions, lead unit planners from each agency presented their Unit’s current operational plan. Operational planning gaps and issues were continually identified, assessed, and mitigated. G8 Summit Operations Due to the topography of the G8 Summit site, effective security measures required expansive perimeters to be established encompassing the high ground around Deerhurst resort. Perimeters were developed utilizing concentric rings of increasing security around the Summit site. Integrity of the inner, “Controlled Access Zone” (CAZ) was the responsibility of the RCMP, members were strategically positioned along and within the CAZ perimeter to patrol and respond to any incursion. Access points were established into the CAZ for the purpose of vehicle and pedestrian screening. Personal entry into the CAZ required accreditation, magnetometer and physical search of bags and equipment, and explosives sweeps of all vehicles. Integrity of the “Interdiction Zone”, or outer perimeter, was the responsibility of the OPP. The IZ encompassed an area of approximately fourteen square kilometres, and included nearly 1000 residents. The IZ was bisected by a lake and canal system. While the lake and canal provided a natural security barrier along the southern approach to the Summit site, the elevated terrain in the southern area of the IZ afforded clear line-of-sight vantage points from up to 800 metres from the Summit venue. The north edge of the IZ was secured with a single fence, constructed and erected specifically for that purpose. The northern side of the IZ included Provincial Highway 60, a major east-west artery, which was restricted to accredited traffic during the Summit operations. OPP members were strategically positioned along the entire IZ perimeter. Check points were established at each point of entry. A variety of patrol mediums were utilized within the IZ, including all-terrain vehicles, police patrol vehicles, and foot patrol. Access into the IZ was restricted to accredited residents and persons; however no personal or vehicle searches, beyond visual inspection, were conducted. Beyond the IZ, a “Surveillance Zone” was defined. The SZ involved early warning and detection for any potential threats approaching the Summit site. Early warning in the SZ was achieved through physical patrols as well as Page 6 of 53 Ontario Provincial Police – Consolidated After Action Report – Summits 2010 technical surveillance. Access into the SZ by persons and vehicles was unrestricted. In addition to the IZ, the OPP established additional security operations within the Town of Huntsville, where the OPP Operations Center and Designated Speech Area were located. Town of Huntsville security operations focused on traffic management, and public safety and security. G8 – OPP Operational Units Uniformed Site Operations Uniformed Site Operations represented the largest component of G8 security operations, involving approximately 1200 uniformed members, providing security and response within the Interdiction Zone, Surveillance Zone, and Town of Huntsville. For span-of-control purposes, site operations was divided into 4 operational sectors; sectors 1 through 3 being in the Interdiction Zone, and sector 4 being the Town of Huntsville. Each sector was under the direct command of an OPP Level 1 Incident Commander (Sector Commander), with dedicated human and logistical resources. Site Operations included the following functions: Static screening checkpoints at all access / egress routes into the Interdiction Zone, as well as other strategic locations within the sectors Static critical infrastructure security at pre-identified locations, including communications towers Mobile patrols utilizing marked vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, foot patrol, and bicycles Quick Response Teams (QRT) comprised of highly mobile uniformed members Static security points positioned at pre-identified intervals along the entire security perimeter, including the fence and shore lines Patrols in the Surveillance Zone Marine Operations Due to the proximity to the Summit venue, marine security operations necessitated the closure of Peninsula Lake and the canal, with the OPP providing on water marine patrol and interdiction.
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