Grants and Contributions:

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Title:

Building and Enhancing Law Enforcement Capacity in British Columbia to Address Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada

Agreement Number:

Agreement Value:

$10,267,810.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2025

Description:

The overarching objective of the drug-impaired driving project is to protect public safety on roadways in Canada by equipping law enforcement with the training, tools and technology necessary to enforce new and existing drug-impaired driving legislation, and to deter drug-impaired driving through research, public awareness and the development of evidence-based policies.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

• Officers trained and equipped to enforce new legislation;
• Standardized data collection and reporting on the occurrences and enforcement actions related to drug-impaired driving in Canada; and
• Reduced number of drug-impaired drivers, creating safer roads in Canada.

Location:

Victoria, British Columbia, CA V8W 8J7

Reference Number:

088-2021-2022-Q1-00003

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Government

Additional Information:

This second Amendment is to remove the requirement to distinguish between Vote 5 (non-RCMP) and Vote 1 (RCMP) expenses in advance of each fiscal year; expand the list of eligible activities associated with the project; allow for greater flexibility in selecting ultimate recipients; remove the requirement associated with reallocations of greater than 20% within a current fiscal year; change the mode of payment to progress payments; remove the holdback provision; update the project description and workplan; revise the project budget based on British Columbia’s request to re-profile funds from the 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 fiscal years into subsequent years; extend the project by two fiscal years to a new end date of March 31, 2025; and streamline and simplify the reporting requirements. The total agreement value is unchanged.

Amendment Date

Jun 4, 2021

Recipient's Legal Name:

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

Program:

CPCSOC - Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime

Program Purpose:

Projects and/or initiatives to combat serious and organized crime priorities aligned with CPCSOC objectives.

Amendments:

See Amendments