Ontario Investing in Mobile Crisis Response Teams to Better Protect Nipissing
October 29, 2025NORTH BAY — Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing announced that as part of its plan to protect Ontario and keep communities safe, the Ontario government is enhancing public safety by investing $240,000 over two years to support the mobile crisis response team led by the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police. The funding will enable police to work with trained crisis workers to provide the specialized support often needed when interacting with people who are experiencing a mental health-related crisis.
“The Mobile Crisis Response Team Enhancement Grant places specially trained mental health professionals with police, helping to de-escalate high-risk situations and ensuring individuals in crisis, as well as their families receive the support they need,” said Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing. “This investment will help to protect North Bay and ensure that our local Ontario provincial police have the resources they need to continue to keep our community safe.”
“This initiative reflects the strong collaboration between the North Bay OPP Detachment, the Municipality of East Ferris, and the Canadian Mental Health Association North Bay and District. The Mobile Crisis Response Team Enhancement Grant strengthens partnerships among community stakeholders, ensuring that together we are building safer, healthier, and more resilient communities.” – Interim Detachment Commander, Acting Inspector Andrew Kraemer, North Bay OPP Detachment.
The Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) Enhancement Grant offers funding police services to increase the amount of crisis workers on their teams. This grant supports the on-going need for additional mental health assistance on calls involving individuals experiencing a mental health and/or addiction crisis, as well as to better leverage local mental health expertise.
For 2025-26 and 2026-27, 36 police services and OPP detachments will receive approximately $9 million through the Mobile Crisis Response Team Enhancement Grant to increase the capacity of mobile crisis response teams across the province.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Ontario Expanding Mobile Crisis Response Teams
- Mobile Crisis Response Team Enhancement Grants Recipients