Police service looks north for deputy chief
Longtime Edmonton officer signs on with two more openings still available
Three weeks after two of the Calgary Police Service’s top officers retired, the force has found one replacement.
The service has hired Chad Tawfik from his acting deputy chief role at the Edmonton Police Service. Tawfik worked there within the corporate service bureau.
Calgary police said after the retirements of former deputy chiefs Ray Robitaille and Sat Parhar — both 28-year veterans of the force — they were embarking on an internal and external search for replacements.
Tawfik’s first day on the job in Calgary will be Nov. 12 and it’s yet to be determined which bureau he will oversee within the Calgary service. The police service is still looking to hire two more deputy chiefs, the force said.
According to Tawfik’s Linkedin profile, he has been a member of the Edmonton Police Service since November 1995, serving as a constable between then and 2007.
Tawfik worked his way up and was promoted to superintendent in July 2016, having previously spent time as a sergeant, staff sergeant and inspector.
Tawfik once worked as the head of the police service’s recruit selection unit and has served as chief of staff for two different Edmonton police chiefs.
An internal memo sent to Calgary police members said Tawfik “was involved with leading several significant organizational initiatives, including a comprehensive strategic staffing plan, (and) the development and implementation of the overarching EPS strategy and related structures.”
Tawfik also oversaw a comprehensive review of the Edmonton service’s intelligence model, leading to the creation of their Operations and Intelligence Command Centre. He also worked to establish the service’s cybercrime investigations detail and counterterrorism strategies and protocols.