Title:
Building and Enhancing Law Enforcement Capacity in British Columbia to Address Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada
Agreement Value:
$9,777,220.41
Agreement Date:
Jan 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
This project aims 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 through research, public awareness and the development of evidence-based policies. Funding is provided for law enforcement training on SFST, DRE and ADSE use; procurement and deployment of ADSE; public awareness and education; data collection and research to monitor activities, outcomes and trends.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
By the end of the project, it is expected that a minimum of 33% of BC’s approximately 4,800 frontline officers will be trained in SFST, up to 945 will receive SFST refresher training and up to 475 will be DRE-certified. Short-term outcomes are: to provide required SFST training to front-line police officers and SFST Refresher training to those who were SFST trained prior to October 2017 to build immediate capacity to enforce drug-impaired driving offenses; to provide DRE training and certification to support drug-impaired enforcement in all BC communities; to implement a national standardized data collection approach for drug-impaired driving.
Location:
Victoria, British Columbia, CA V8W 9J7
Reference Number:
088-2024-2025-Q4-00171
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Government
Additional Information:
The purpose of this amendment is to decrease the Public Safety Canada funding amount from $2,114,743.87 to $1,918,211.07.
Amendment Date
Jan 20, 2025
Recipient's Operating Name:
British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Recipient's Legal Name:
His Majesty the King in Right of British Columbia
Program:
(CPCSOC) Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime
Program Purpose:
CPCSOC supports initiatives, research, partnership building, specialized police services, projects and programs to increase knowledge, raise awareness and/or help advance efforts to combat serious and organized crime, through funding allocations to eligible recipients