Uniting Police, Justice, and Retail Against Crime

Deputy Chief Mark Dapat is a collaborative leader with extensive experience guiding Peel Regional Police’s vision of becoming a progressive police service in Canada. A life-long advocate of Peel’s diverse communities, Deputy Chief Dapat’s journey with the Peel Regional Police began in 1997 playing key roles in various areas of policing, including Front line policing, special enforcement and investigations and community safety and well-being.

Deputy Chief Dapat has been instrumental in implementing and integrating system transformational initiatives across the service through his work on the Community Safety and Well-Being Strategy.

He leads the Community Safety and Well-being Command pillar at Peel Regional Police and is responsible for recruiting, training, member wellness and community mobilization.

Mark represents the Peel Regional Police on several Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police committees, including the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Community Safety and Crime Prevention committee that he co-chairs. He is also a member of the Canadian Association of Chief’s of Police – Crime Prevention and Community Safety and Well-being Committee.

Vincent graduated from Dalhousie Law School and articled for Cooper, Sandler & West in 1996-1997. He was a researcher for Commissioner Fred Kaufman at “The Commission on Proceedings Involving Guy Paul Morin.”. He joined the downtown Toronto Crown Attorney’s Office in 1998. In 2004, he was tasked with providing legal advice to the Toronto Police Service Criminal Intelligence and Organized Crime Enforcement branches. That later became the MAG Guns and Gangs initiative. In 2007, continuing his role with the Ministry, he was also named counsel to the Firearm Investigation and Enforcement Services Directorate of the Canadian Firearm Program administered by the R.C.M.P.. He was promoted to General Counsel in 2017. He is now the team leader of the Gun and Gang Support Unit, a group tasked with assisting police agencies across Ontario tackling organized crime. He was awarded the title of King’s Counsel in 2023.

He has lectured extensively to police forces throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico, as well as Judges, Crown Attorneys, and defence counsel on firearms, organized crime, search and seizure, and police use of force. He is recognized as a Subject Matter Expert on organized crime and firearms by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). He was the keynote speaker in Vienna at a meeting of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) discussing the importance of tracing firearms. He is presently working with the UNODC and Interpol on some training initiatives to counter firearm trafficking in Africa and South America. He is also engaged in a project with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute to counter the involvement of organized crime and terrorist groups in the trafficking of precious metals.

Tony Hunt is a corporate security and retail loss prevention professional, consultant, educator, thought leader, board member, and media commentator with 37 years of industry experience.
One of his key roles is General Manager of Loss Prevention for London Drugs Limited, where he leads a dynamic group of retail loss prevention professionals supporting customers across Western Canada. In addition to his role at London Drugs, he serves as Director of Security for London Air Services, Director of Security for Sonora Resort, and consults to clients of several security businesses.
Tony’s expertise encompasses Retail Loss Prevention, Corporate Security, Investigations, Security Design, Emergency Management, Business Continuity, Cyber-Threat, and Enterprise Security Risk Management.
Tony holds a robust portfolio of leadership positions within the industry. Tony is President of the Professional Investigators Association of British Columbia, he serves on the RCC National LP Advisory Committee, the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association Safety Task Force, and he is Research Chair for BC’s Save Our Streets Coalition.
As a Criminal Justice Instructor at Langara College, Tony shares his knowledge and practical experience in educating future security industry leaders.
Widely recognized as an energetic industry commentator, his approach to security in the retail sector is proactive and forward-thinking, emphasizing not only risk mitigation, but also the adoption of innovative practices that enhance the customer experience.