The Victoria-Esquimalt Police Board is appointing Del Manak as the Chief Constable in the wake of the Frank Elsner resignation.
"Acting Chief Manak has demonstrated unwavering leadership and established a strong community presence for the past year and a half through a number of challenging circumstances," said Mayor Helps, Lead Co-Chair of the Police Board said in release.
The police board says it did not hold an internal or external competition, but rather reviewed Manaks work as the acting chief and came to the decision he was the right man for the job.
Manak has led the department as Acting Chief since December 2015. He will officially assume the rank of Chief Constable on July 1.
Manak was born and raised in Victoria.