Policing News Releases

• Legislation to create enhanced independent review body for the RCMP and the CBSA receives Royal Assent
  November 1, 2024
• Justice and Public Safety Ministers conclude productive meeting on joint priorities
  October 18, 2024
• Minister LeBlanc announces re-appointment of RCMP External Review Committee Chairperson
  June 12, 2024
• Statement – Public Safety Minister
  May 3, 2024
• Governments of Canada, Saskatchewan and Prince Albert Grand Council announce funding to study implementation of Indigenous-led police services
  May 3, 2024
• Minister LeBlanc welcomes appointment of Mike Duheme as Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  April 29, 2024
• Minister LeBlanc announces re-appointment of Civilian Review and Complaints Commission Chairperson
  January 9, 2024
• Government of Canada announces appointment of new Chair to Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Management Advisory Board
  December 22, 2023
• Terms of Reference for Mass Casualty Commission's Progress Monitoring Committee Released
  July 31, 2023
• Government taking action on gun crime in Calgary with up to $7.7 million for prevention programs
  July 12, 2023
• Government announces $3.57 million to help stop crime and violence in Newfoundland and Labrador
  May 31, 2023
• Founding Chair of the Mass Casualty Commission's Progress Monitoring Committee appointed
  May 26, 2023
• Statement from Minister Mendicino on the 150th anniversary of the RCMP
  May 23, 2023
• Government taking action on gun crime in Winnipeg with up to $4.5 million for prevention programs
  May 19, 2023
• Minister Mendicino issues statement to recognize the start of National Police Week
  May 15, 2023
• Government announces strengthened measures to prevent gun violence and ban new assault-style firearms
  May 1, 2023
• The 2023 Canada–U.S. Cross-Border Crime Forum (CBCF)
  April 28, 2023
• Statement from Minister Mendicino marking three years since the mass shooting in Nova Scotia
  April 18, 2023
• Minister Mendicino receives final report from the Mass Casualty Commission
  March 30, 2023
• Minister Mendicino announces Interim Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
  March 17, 2023
• Governments of Canada, Alberta and Siksika Nation announce transition to self-administered Siksika police service
  September 23, 2022
• Statement by Minister Mendicino on RCMP Class Actions
  June 9, 2022
• Tabling of the Government Response to the Standing Committee Report on Systemic Racism in Policing in Canada
  June 2, 2022
• Public Safety Minister makes statement on Ukraine
  March 29, 2022
• Government of Canada reaches first collective agreement for RCMP members and reservists
  June 28, 2021
• Government of Canada provides funding to support Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Units in Alberta
  February 9, 2021
• Minister Blair announces the reappointment of RCMP Management Advisory Board members
  November 28, 2020
• Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia establish joint public inquiry in response to April tragedy
  October 20, 2020
• Statement from Minister Blair on recent acts of violence in Nova Scotia
  October 17, 2020
• Joint Statement on the Withdrawal from the Appointment Process for Public Inquiry Commissioner
  July 31, 2020
• Statement by Minister Blair of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
  July 28, 2020
• Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announce joint review of Nova Scotia tragedy
  July 23, 2020
• Minister Blair responds to the shooting in Nova Scotia
  April 19, 2020
• Government of Canada provides funding to Nunavut to keep people safe from drug-impaired drivers
  August 27, 2019
• Government of Canada invests $2 million for Prince Edward Island to tackle drug-impaired driving
  August 6, 2019
• Government of Canada invests $1.8 million to combat guns and gangs in Newfoundland and Labrador
  August 2, 2019
• Government of Canada provides $2.7 million to New Brunswick to tackle gun and gang violence
  August 1, 2019
• Government of Canada invests $11.5 million to keep Quebec's roads safe from drug-impaired drivers
  July 17, 2019
• Government of Canada invests $2 million to keep Yukon's roads safe from drug-impaired drivers
  July 16, 2019
• RCMP Interim Management Advisory Board members announced by Minister Goodale
  June 5, 2019
• Reducing violent crime: a dialogue on handguns and assault-style firearms report released
  April 11, 2019
• Statement by Ministers Goodale and Lametti on the Government Response to Human Trafficking Report
  April 10, 2019
• No-cost, expedited pardons for cannabis possession
  February 27, 2019
• Statement from Minister Goodale on RCMP arrests in Kingston
  January 24, 2019
• Government of Canada provides support to at-risk youth in Surrey to create safer communities
  January 22, 2019
• New Interim Management Advisory Board to help drive RCMP modernization
  January 16, 2019
• Government of Canada provides support for at-risk youth in Toronto
  December 20, 2018
• Appointment of Chairperson of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP
  December 14, 2018
• Government of Canada working with Pride Toronto to improve safety of LGBTQ2 communities
  November 24, 2018
• Minister Goodale honours fallen police and peace officers
  September 30, 2018
• Government of Canada engages stakeholders to counter human trafficking
  September 28, 2018
• Federal funding for Ottawa Police to expand violent extremism intervention program
  July 20, 2018
• Government of Canada invests in more research to study effects of cannabis on drivers
  July 3, 2018
• Government of Canada taking steps to prevent and reduce gun and gang violence
  June 19, 2018
• Minister Goodale informs Canadians of the new RCMP Commissioner's mandate
  May 7, 2018
• Roundtable on gender and trafficking in persons held in advance of G7 Security Ministers' Meeting
  April 20, 2018
• Government of Canada provides support to implement the SNAP program nationwide
  April 3, 2018
• Government of Canada consults allies in fight against online child sexual exploitation
  March 29, 2018
• Government of Canada announces launch of the RCMP's National Missing Persons DNA Program
  March 12, 2018
• $291.2 million to be invested in the safety and security of Indigenous communities
  January 10, 2018
• RCMP commissions long-term study on the impact of stress on police officers
  December 8, 2017
• Government of Canada announces committee members involved in the selection of new RCMP Commissioner
  November 20, 2017
• Major new federal funding and summit to tackle gun violence and gang activity
  November 17, 2017
• Minister Goodale announces funding for the RCMP External Review Committee to expedite review of cases
  October 5, 2017
• Minister Goodale pays tribute to fallen police and peace officers
  September 24, 2017
• Statement by the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, regarding the death of RCMP Constable Deschenes
  September 13, 2017
• Government of Canada announces funding for law enforcement in support of cannabis legalization and regulation
  September 8, 2017
• An update on the process for selecting the new Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  June 29, 2017
• Drug Screening Device Pilot Project receives positive reviews from police
  June 6, 2017
• Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness issues a statement related to harassment in the RCMP
  May 15, 2017
• Minister Goodale launches National Police Week
  May 15, 2017
• Government of Canada to increase RCMP pay
  April 5, 2017
• Statement by the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, regarding the death of RCMP Constable Dubuc
  March 7, 2017
• Pilot project to test use of roadside screening devices for drug-impaired driving
  December 14, 2016
• Minister Goodale's Statement on the Death of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer
  October 28, 2016
• Minister Goodale honours fallen police and peace officers
  September 25, 2016
• The Government of Canada is listening to Indigenous Peoples and the policing community
  September 8, 2016
• Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness announces the appointment of a Special Advisor
  July 1, 2016
• Statement by the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, regarding the death of an RCMP Officer
  March 17, 2016
• Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Create a New RCMP Labour Relations Regime
  March 9, 2016
• Statement on Review of Harassment in the RCMP
  February 23, 2016
• Minister Goodale offers condolences following the death of Officer Thierry Leroux in Lac-Simon, Quebec
  February 15, 2016
• Minister Goodale attends RCMP Youth Leadership Workshop
  February 10, 2016
• Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on shootings in La Loche, Saskatchewan
  January 22, 2016
• Government of Canada to introduce RCMP Labour Relations Bill
  December 7, 2015
• Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada following the swearing-in of the 29th Ministry
  November 4, 2015

Date modified:

2015-12-15