Watch livestream of the 27th Anniversary of the Ontario Police Memorial Ceremony of Remembrance Sunday May 3, 2026
10:00amET – Reading of the Honour Roll
10:30amET – March In
11amET – Ceremony
12pmET – completion of livestream (approximate)
Click on image for an assortment of photos from the 2026 27th Annual Ontario Police Memorial Foundation Ceremony of Remembrance
PRESS RELEASE
Media is invited to attend the 27 th Annual Ceremony of Remembrance, organized by the Ontario Police Memorial Foundation, on Sunday May 3rd, 2026 11a.m., at the Steps of the Legislature, Queen’s Park in Toronto.
The annual Ceremony of Remembrance honours and pays tribute to Ontario’s fallen police
officers who died in the Line of Duty – these officers are Heroes in Life, Not Death.
Led by Police Pipe Bands, thousands of uniformed police officers from across Ontario, Canada, the USA, and Europe will assemble in their march along Queen’s Park Crescent, arriving at Queen’s Park before 11 a.m. for the official start of the annual Ceremony of Remembrance.
The reading of the honour roll will begin at 10:00am.
The 2026 Ceremony will honour one historical officer:
Lance Corporal John Baker
December 1, 1915 Canadian Provost Corps
On December 1, 1915, at approximately 8:00 p.m., while on duty, Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) John
Baker was directing traffic on the Dufferin Street Bridge near the Canadian National Exhibition
grounds and Stanley Barracks in Toronto, Ontario. During the course of his duties, L/Cpl Baker was struck by an automobile and pushed into a steel bridge abutment. The driver of the vehicle, a medical doctor, rendered immediate aid at the scene and transported him to hospital. Despite these efforts, L/Cpl Baker later succumbed to his injuries.
For officers and members of the public who are not able to attend in person, the ceremony will be live-streamed on the official OPMF YouTube channel, Facebook, LinkedIn and X platforms.
Social media links to the service and additional details will be posted on the official blog of the Ontario Police MemorialFoundation: ceremonyofremembrance.ca/live.
If you require further information, please contact Scott Mills by email communications@oppa.ca or cell 647-449-2801,Tanis Hurst by email thurst@tpa.ca, or Toronto Police Service Corporate Communications.
