Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich

Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich began his policing career in 2000, achieving the rank of Superintendent with Halton Regional Police Service. As a commander of units, including the Halton Regional Police’s Community Mobilization Bureau, Organizational Wellness and Human Resources, Deputy Milinovich led initiatives in service innovation, risk mitigation, and enhanced responses to mental health crisis and addictions. He has also played an integral role in developing the province's first Community Safety and Well-being plans.

On May 29, 2020, he was sworn in as Deputy Chief at Peel Regional Police. Since that time, he has continued his work as a subject matter expert in the Community Safety and Well-being model and has employed this model to highlight and shape Investigative and Emergency Services. In 2021, he was instrumental in the establishment of a ground-breaking partnership with the Safe Centre of Peel to create an Intimate Partner Violence unit to meet the needs of Peel’s diverse community. In addition, he facilitated to develop a gun and gangs violence reduction strategy, which subsequently led to the creation of a Guns and Gang Unit at Peel Regional Police.

Deputy Chief Milinovich is on the provincial Steering Committee for the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. Nationally, he presents with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police on Intimate Partner Violence. He is also the Co-Chair of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Human Resources Committee, and is the Executive Sponsor of the Women’s Internal Support Network and the South Asian Collective Internal Support Network. He is a graduate of the Police Leadership Program and has completed the Excellence in Executive Leadership Certificate at Rotman School of Management.