Registry of Lobbyists
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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After calls with Public Safety Canada - Indigenous Affairs Branch - Indigenous Policing Task Force, an additional amount of $36,000 has been announced for the 2024/2025 year for the First Nations Police Governance Council to support the consultation process amongst Canada's First Nations Police Service Boards on federal legislation related to police governance. The announcement was provided to the CAPG as the distributor of funds to the FNPGC (as they are not a registered not-for-profit but member of the CAPG) on May 31, 2024. We are continuing to have conversations about the next steps over the month of June.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit,
Policies or Program
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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CAPG is carrying on discussions with Minister of Public Safety and others about Mental Health Strategy for the escalation of police response to mental health related calls and the impact it has on police resources and local government budgets.
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Policies or Program
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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CAPG participates with department and ministry staff in discussions on First Nations Policing, including governance and funding.
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Policies or Program
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Consultation on proposed legislation to move First Nations Policing Program from a program to an essential service.
As of June 1, the consultations between the First Nations Police Governance Council and the federal government on improving FN police board goverance is continuing between FNPGC and the federal government. Reports on the progress of the consultations between varying FN police boards about improvements have been submitted to Indigenous Affairs Branch - Policing Task Force.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution,
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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In partnership with Dr. Tarah Hodgkinson at Wilfred Laurier University who received $100,000 in funding to consult with varying police service boards/commissions in Canada, design a national police board governance strategy and preliminary training program is currently underway. The objective of this project is create a long-term police service/commission board governance training module that complements provincial training programs and/or fills a gap in training in those provinces that currently do not have training. The goal is to increase knowledge and consistency of police board knowledge as directors/commissioners cycle through municipal, provincial and national boards.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution,
Policies or Program
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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There has been no update on this file since 2023. CAPG Board of Directors will be convening in the fall (2024) to update the strategic planning process and determine whether this area (mental health calls) will remain a priority as an area of research development.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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CAPG is carrying on discussions with Minister of Public Safety and others about Mental Health Strategy for the escalation of police response to mental health related calls and the impact it has on police resources and local government budgets.
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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CAPG participates with department and ministry staff in discussions on First Nations Policing, including governance and funding.
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Consultation on proposed legislation to move First Nations Policing Program from a program to an essential service.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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National Training for Police Governance Bodies- CAPG will be asking Public Safety Canada's advice on ensuring common standards across the country. Police Act legislation is either unclear, inconsistent, or non-existent regarding the training of police board/commission members. Where such training exists, it has been identified as insufficient, out-of-date, or
inaccessible. Police boards/commissions across Canada are often under-resourced, with accessible, cohesive, evidence based
training consistently being identified as a gap in addressing effective governance and oversight of municipal police services.
CAPG is reviewing proposals around Bail Reform.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution,
Policies or Program
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Date | DPOH, Position Title | Government Institution | Subject Matters |
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2023-12-04 |
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Justice and Law Enforcement |
2023-11-02 |
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Justice and Law Enforcement |