Legislative Option for First Nations Policing under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019

Richard Stubbings
Assistant Deputy Minister
Ministry of the Solicitor General
Under the new Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, once in force, a band council of a First Nation will be able to request that the Solicitor General constitute a First Nation board for the purpose of maintaining a First Nation police service, or a First Nation Ontario Provincial Police board to provide governance for policing provided by the Ontario Provincial Police pursuant to a written agreement.