The Toronto Police Service (TPS) extends its gratitude for the support and condolences received from the public since the death of Constable Marc Pinizzotto.

The funeral service for Constable Pinizzotto will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., at the Toronto Congress Centre (TCC), North Building, 650 Dixon Road, Etobicoke.

The funeral will be attended by Constable Pinizzotto’s family, guests, members of the Toronto Police Service and representatives from other police services, emergency services personnel, and officials. It is not open to the general public.

Members of the public may view the funeral via live stream on the Toronto Police Service’s YouTube channel or on local TV stations.

Procession Information – Funeral Home to TCC

The public is invited to observe the funeral procession as it travels from the Kane-Jerrett Funeral Home (8088 Yonge Street) to the TCC. Travel is expected to begin at approximately 10:00 a.m., but is subject to change. 

The planned travel route is:

Funeral home to the TCC:

• Northbound Yonge Street
• Westbound Hwy 407 ETR
• Southbound Hwy 27
• Eastbound Rexdale Boulevard
• Southbound Martin Grove Road

The public can view the procession from the following Hwy 407 overpasses:

• Bathurst Street
• Dufferin Street
• Keele Street
• Jane Street
• Weston Road
• Pine Valley Drive
• Islington Avenue

Road Closures:

We would like to notify the public of upcoming road closures taking place on Wednesday, June 24:

• Martin Grove Road – full closure from Dixon Road to Belfield Road from 6:30 a.m.
• Martin Grove Road – full closure from Belfield Road to Bethridge Boulevard from 6:30 a.m.
• Belfield Road – full closure at 7:30 a.m. and limited or screened access from Hwy. 27 to Martin Grove Road and Kipling Avenue to Martin Grove Road, no one shall cross Martin Grove Road from 7:30 a.m. until the end of the procession.
• Hwy 409 – east and west ramps shall be closed at 6:30 a.m. to Martin Grove Road
• Hwy 401 – westbound ramp shall be closed at 6:30 a.m. to Martin Grove Road

Traffic control measures will be in effect to facilitate traffic flow in the area. We ask for your patience while you navigate around the closures.

Road closures will end once the funeral procession has cleared the roadway on Martin Grove Road, approximately 1 p.m.  

Media Information and Registration:

Procession from the CWENCH Centre to the TCC

Beginning at approximately 10:30 a.m., Toronto Police Service members will begin marching from the CWENCH Centre 1120 Martin Grove Road southbound on Martin Grove Road to the TCC, North Building.

Members will be positioned in the northbound lanes of Martin Grove Road to honour the funeral cortege as they pass by.

Chief Myron Demkiw Salute

Chief Myron Demkiw will salute the cortege in front of the TCC before it continues into the TCC for the service. The same salute will happen at the conclusion of the funeral.

The entry of the procession and Chief’s salute will be captured by pool media. The post funeral procession and Chief’s salute will be available to all media in the assigned staging area.  

Pool Media Coverage

Members of the media will not be permitted inside the venue.

Rogers, with support from CBC, CTV, GLOBAL and CHCH, will be providing the multiple-camera coverage, including exterior, interior and drone shots. This will be a pool feed for other broadcast media and will include live coverage of both the procession and the service.

The Canadian Press will provide pool photos from inside and outside the TCC. Toronto Police Service and Association photographers will be taking photos on behalf of the Service.

Social media posts will be created from our corporate accounts @TorontoPolice.

A copy of the Order of Service and a background document will be provided to registered media.

Media Staging and Movement

There will be designated media staging areas where accredited media will be permitted to stand (see attached map). When the procession is arriving at the TCC, Media Staging Area #1 will be situated just west and across the street from the main entrance doors of the North Building, just in front of the lawn area. 

Following the service, Media Staging Area #2 will be situated on the median directly in front of the south entrance, where the funeral cortege will depart following the service.  

The staging areas will be staffed by Media Relations Officers and members of Corporate Communications.

All media who are not part of the pool feed will be required to stay inside the staging area at all times during the procession and again at the conclusion of the service.

While the service is taking place, media can leave the area to file copy or broadcast, etc. Please dress for the weather as there is no cover in the media staging areas.

Media Parking and Arrival Times

Vehicle parking can only be accessed when entering the venue from City View Drive.

A Media Relations Officer will be in the parking lot to direct media trucks and reporters to their designated areas (see map).

A designated area for media trucks will be set up in a parking area across the street from the main entrance, just south of the media staging area #1 (see map). Media trucks must be on-site by 8 a.m.

Media arriving in vehicles other than media trucks can park in the regular parking area, west of the North Building (see map) and are required to be inside the staging area by 9:30 a.m.

Media Pre-Registration Requirements

Media are required to pre-register to access the venue by emailing below. Please ensure you have identification that indicates you are a member of an accredited media outlet. Officers will be checking identification at Dixon Road and City View Drive.

Please email both to register:

• [email protected]
• [email protected]

Please confirm your attendance, your media outlet, how many staff are attending, and what equipment you will be bringing (how many cameras). Due to limited space, we ask that only one reporter attends on behalf of your specific media outlet.

On arrival, please make contact with a Media Relations Officer or member of Corporate Communications.

A Toronto Police Service Media Relations Officer will be onsite to provide media with clips about how the day will flow at approximately 8:00 a.m.

Recommended Routes to the TCC

Eastbound Highway 401

• The eastbound Highway 401 off ramp to Martin Grove Road will remain open.
• From eastbound Highway 401, exit at Dixon Road/Martin Grove Road. Proceed westbound on Dixon Road, then northbound on City View Drive into the TCC.

Eastbound Highway 409

• Exit eastbound Highway 409 at Attwell Drive and proceed south to eastbound Dixon Road, then northbound City View Drive and into the TCC.

Westbound Highway 401/409

• From westbound Highway 401, exit at Kipling Avenue. Proceed southbound Kipling Avenue - westbound Dixon Road – northbound City View Drive and into the TCC.

Highway 27

• From northbound or southbound Highway 27, proceed eastbound Dixon Road then northbound City View Drive and into the TCC.

Kipling Ave

• From northbound or southbound Kipling Avenue, proceed westbound Dixon Road, then northbound City View Drive and into the TCC.