Christopher D. Lewis is a career police officer and the Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police

Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police

The Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police is the head of the Ontario Provincial Police force in the Canadian province of Ontario.The first head of a provincial police force was John Wilson Murray, who was a provincial constable appointed to the position of Detective for the Province of...

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Early career

Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...

, Lewis has been with the Ontario Provincial Police

Ontario Provincial Police

The Ontario Provincial Police is the Provincial Police service for the province of Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The OPP is the the largest deployed police force in Ontario, and the second largest in Canada. The service is responsible for providing policing services throughout the province in areas...

 since 1978. His first posting was as a constable in Kapuskasing, Ontario

Kapuskasing, Ontario

Kapuskasing is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Hearst...

. He was promoted through the ranks.

Deputy Commissioner

He was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Field Operations by Fantino effective January 1, 2007. As Deputy Commissioner, Lewis oversaw the creation of the OPP’s aboriginal policing bureau and has studied aboriginal government and law. He has been in charge of the OPP's operation managing the conflict between Native protesters and non-Native residents in Caledonia throughout his tenure as deputy commissioner.

Education

Lewis is a graduate of the FBI Academy

FBI Academy

The FBI Academy, located in Quantico, Virginia, is the training site for new Special Agents of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was first opened for use in 1972 on 385 acres of woodland. It is a relatively small government academy, housing three dormitory buildings and...

 in Quantico, Virginia

Quantico, Virginia

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, as well as of a course in Homicide from the Harvard Associates in Police Science Homicide, Aboriginal Government and Law program at Athabasca University

Athabasca University

Athabasca University is a Canadian university in Athabasca, Alberta. It is an accredited research institution which also offers distance education courses and programs. Courses are offered primarily in English with some French offerings. Each year, 32,000 students attend the university. It offers...

 and is also a graduate of the Applied Management program at Northwood University

Northwood University

Northwood University is a private university with multiple locations. The school has four residential campuses: Midland, Michigan , Cedar Hill, Texas , West Palm Beach, Florida and a joint program with Hotel Institute Montreux in Montreux, Switzerland, began in 2001...

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Family

Lewis is married to OPP Superintendent Angie Howe. He has two adult daughters with his ex-wife.

Career highlights

• Officer, Smooth Rock Falls Detachment
• Officer, London Detachment
• Tactics and Rescue Unit.
• Commander of Eastern Region
• Commander of the Investigation, Investigation Support
• Commander of Information and Technology Services Bureau
• Commander of Emergency Management Bureau.

Awards

• Order of Merit of the Police Forces
  Order of Merit of the Police Forces
  The Order of Merit of the Police Forces is an honour for merit that is, within the Canadian system of honours, the only such fellowship reserved only for members of Canada's various police forces...
  
  
• Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the 50th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II...
  
  
• Police Exemplary Service Medal