January 28th Webinar - From Recruitment to Retention: Inclusion, Belonging and ‘fit’ in Policing – Lessons for Canada from the UK with Professor Sarah Charman and Dr. Jemma Tyson, University of Portsmouth, UK
January 28th Webinar - From Recruitment to Retention: Inclusion, Belonging and ‘fit’ in Policing – Lessons for Canada from the UK with Professor Sarah Charman and Dr. Jemma Tyson, University of Portsmouth, UK
Join Us For Our January 29th Webinar- Presented in partnership with the OACP – 30Forward: From Commitment to Change — Advancing Women in Policing with Inspector Valerie Gates, Dr. Joe Couto, and Maureen McGough
Join Us For Our January 29th Webinar- Presented in partnership with the OACP – 30Forward: From Commitment to Change — Advancing Women in Policing with Inspector Valerie Gates, Dr. Joe Couto, and Maureen McGough
On behalf of the First Nations Police Governance Council (FNPGC), in partnership with the Canadian Association of Police Governance (CAPG), we invite you and your Police Boards to attend Conference 2026 Empowering First Nations Police Governance; A Way Forward Together, Opportunities Through Challenges”
On behalf of the First Nations Police Governance Council (FNPGC), in partnership with the Canadian Association of Police Governance (CAPG), we invite you and your Police Boards to attend Conference 2026 Empowering First Nations Police Governance; A Way Forward Together, Opportunities Through Challenges” February 18th and 19th, 2026 taking place on the beautiful Tsuut’ina Nation. Agenda is being finalized and will be posted soon.
First Nations Police Governance and First Nations Police Services are essential for the security, safety, and prosperity of our communities. The governance of First Nations Police remains a crucial element for the prosperity of our communities and can significantly transform them. First Nations systems of government and governance are diverse and unique in their worldview and comprehension. Our approaches consider the collective benefit while ensuring adherence to natural law and a mutual responsibility for our lands and resources. The treaties established with the Crown, now represented by the Government of Canada, are essential to our efforts in nation-building, which necessitates a comprehensive and effective public safety system for First Nations. First Nations encounter specific and unique issues, stemming from systemic disruption, harm, and persistent impediments. In addressing these obstacles, we persist in collaborating to devise effective solutions for intricate situations.
The First Nations Police Governance Council gathering in 2026 will continue the efforts we achieved collaboratively at the 2025 gathering. In 2025, we identified numerous challenges and successes encountered by First Nations, particularly concerning women in police governance and policing, treaty rights and policing governance, capacity, and community development, as well as the difficulties faced under the First Nations Inuit Policing Program (FNIPP). This year's assembly will concentrate on discussing achievements, innovation, potential, and collaborative progress.
British Columbia
B.C. ending its drug decriminalization pilot program - The Globe and Mail
Province won’t apply to extend its exemption from federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Health Minister says
B.C. drug decriminalization: Police chief responds
The chief of Victoria’s police department supports ending drug decriminalization in British Columbia, but says she doesn’t expect to see a spike in arrests once the program ends this month, since it was already wound back 20 months ago.
B.C. businesses say crime is driving fear, costs and silence
Vancouver, January 20, 2026– More than half of B.C. small businesses say crime has gotten worse in their communities, and nearly eight in ten say governments are not working well together to address public safety challenges, according to an October 2025 survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
B.C. RCMP says it's 'actively hunting' extortionists, urges public not to take matters into their own hands | CBC News
Alberta
Calgary Police Service ordered to respond to access request after eight-month delay | HR Law Canada
Alberta's information and privacy commissioner has ordered Calgary Police Service to respond to an access request made in April 2025, after the police service failed to meet statutory timelines and later missed its own promised deadline. The applicant submitted a freedom of information request on April 8, 2025, seeking email correspondence, reports and notes containing
Ontario
WRPS getting less than half the needed funding for court security
The WRPS Board is currently only getting $4.7 million dollars in funding for court security costs of about $10.3 million.
Number of withdrawn criminal charges rises dramatically in Ontario
The number of criminal charges in a category that includes homicides and assaults that are being withdrawn before they are tested at trial has risen dramatically, according to Ontario court statistics.
Thunder Bay, Ont., police chief says proposed budget covers 'absolute needs' for the service | CBC News
Toronto police to use AI for non-emergency calls - TorontoToday.ca
The force says the new technology is expected to reduce wait-times for non-emergency calls, such as for reporting illegal parking, a break-in or graffiti
City officials unaware of provincial decision to remove police board chair - StratfordToday.ca
A surprise decision by Ontario’s provincial government has left the City of Stratford’s Police Services Board one member short, as prior appointee Steven Cousins was quietly removed at the end of December
Sault police use-of-force cases 'disproportionate' for Indigenous people, report says - Sault Ste. Marie News
New research suggests that Indigenous people in the Sault — especially males under the age of 35 — are disproportionately subjected to use-of-force measures by police
Rama takes 'very unique' empathy-first approach to policing - Orillia News
'As a police leader, if I can have a more healthy community, then I don't care about the stats that we get,' says Chief Jerel Swamp as Rama ramps up recruitment efforts
New Brunswick
N.B. opens new anti-racism office, but leaves examination of police racism in limbo
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government’s first official response to a 2022 report on systemic racism includes the creation of a new anti-racism office, but the province is not committing to moving ahead with key recommendations related to racism in policing. On Friday, Jean-Claude D’Amours, minister of post-secondary education, training and labour, highlighted the new […]
First Nation calls for closure of N.B. RCMP detachment after man shot and killed - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
A police oversight agency is investigating after a man was shot and killed by the RCMP on a First Nation in northwestern New Brunswick.
National
Politicians have no place telling police how to do their jobs - The Globe and Mail
It’s crucial to draw the line between what is upsetting or offensive, and what is illegal
Supreme Court weighs road safety against racial profiling in ‘driving while Black’ case - The Globe and Mail
A young Black Quebecker challenged the province’s practice of conducting random police stops and won in the lower courts
New child sex offender database launches in Canada
A new publicly accessible child sex offender database went live Thursday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced, calling it the first of its kind in Canada.