Title:
Building and Enhancing Law Enforcement Capacity in Saskatchewan to Address Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada
Agreement Value:
$5,254,839.27
Agreement Date:
Aug 6, 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.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
The objective of this initiative is to increase the number of frontline officers trained in SFST from the current level to at least 33% (396 officers) and to provide SFST Refresher to 100% of the current SFST trained officers (132) over the course of the project. The current 56 frontline officers trained as DREs will be increased to a total of 156 DRE trained frontline officers by the end of the project. The intention is for SFST training to be incorporated into the provincial police training curriculum after Year 3, and the funding being provided for instructors in Years 4 and 5 will be provided to support this objective.
Location:
Regina, Saskatchewan, CA S4P 4K9
Reference Number:
088-2024-2025-Q3-00008
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 $5,328,391.27 to $5,254,839.27.
Amendment Date
Oct 16, 2024
Recipient's Operating Name:
Ministry of Corrections and Policing, Policing and Community Safety Services
Recipient's Legal Name:
Ministry of Corrections and Policing, Policing and Community Safety Services
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