The public will have a chance to have their say on how the bodies that investigate allegations of misconduct against police could be made better.
The province has launched public consultations on the review of police oversight bodies, starting with stops in Toronto this week.
Many questions have been raised about Ontario's Special Investigations Unit, especially in the wake of the July death of Abdirahman Abdi.
The Ottawa Police Association has also raised concerns about the SIU in the past.
"The model we have now is outdated," said former Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin. "It needs to be addressed so that confidence is restored in the police and that the police feel comfortable doing their jobs because it's very much a partnership between the public and the police."
"The most important part of it is the reform of the SIU," added Marin. "There's a few things that I would like to see happen. One is the SIU was cobbled together by the NDP government in the early '90s as a result of the shooting of black males in Toronto and there was really not much thought put into it. There's a few sections thrown in the Police Services Act and that's the SIU, so I think police ... are rightfully concerned that they've suffered because of lack of clarity in the rules. I think clarifying the rules such as what are the obligations regarding taking notes, the relationship with their lawyer. None of this is defined in the current act and is causing a great deal of acrimony."
Consultations are currently being held in the Toronto area. An Ottawa date and location has yet to be announced.
The final report on the reform of police oversight bodies is due in March.