Shared Forward Agenda
Following direction from Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety, all governments, in partnership with other stakeholders, developed the Shared Forward Agenda, a first step to creating a strategy for the future of policing in Canada.
Over the summer of 2013, Public Safety Canada convened a Steering Committee to develop the Shared Forward Agenda.
The main principles behind the Shared Forward Agenda are to cooperate collectively while respecting jurisdictional responsibilities for policing, and to adopt a comprehensive approach to public safety. The Shared Forward Agenda is comprised of concrete 'early actions' (Phase I) and 'actions for consideration,' (Phase II) to help make policing in Canada more efficient and effective by focusing on best practices and research.
- On November 13, 2013, Phase I of the Shared Forward Agenda was approved by FPT Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety. This approval of the 'early actions' was a collective first step and an indication that the leadership and responsibility to improve policing in Canada are shared among governments and the entire policing and public safety community.
- In October 2014, Phase II of the Shared Forward Agenda was approved by FPT Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety. These 'actions for consideration' focused on maintaining continued professionalization of policing, supporting the expansion and innovation of evidence-based community safety models, and identifying policing priorities for justice reform.
A number of items have been accomplished under both phases of the Shared Forward Agenda, including the 2015 launch of the Canadian Policing Research Catalogue and the Index of Policing Initiatives. Overall, these tools aim to address Canadian policing research gaps, while encouraging information-sharing among police services and governments. Public Safety Canada has also hosted several learning events to engage the policing community in order to advance the Shared Forward Agenda.
Public Safety Canada will continue to work with the Steering Committee, other levels of government and stakeholders, to provide national leadership towards the implementation of efficient and effective practices for policing and community safety in Canada.
Economics of Policing News Releases
Background Information on the Economics of Policing
- Transcript of the June 18, 2013 appearance of the Director General, Policing Policy Directorate, Public Safety Canada, at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, including information on Economics of Policing activities underway and planned next steps
- Transcript of the November 5, 2013 appearance of the Director General, Policing Policy Directorate, Public Safety Canada, at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, including information on Economics of Policing activities underway and the Shared Forward Agenda
- Summit on the Economics of Policing - Summit Report
- Speech by the Minister of Public Safety Canada at the Summit on the Economics of Policing on January 16, 2013
- Speech by the Minister of Public Safety Canada at the annual general meeting and conference of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police on August 22, 2012, outlining FPT Ministers' commitment on the Economics of Policing
- Transcript of the January 29, 2013 appearance of the Director General, Policing Policy Directorate, Public Safety Canada, at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, outlining the outcomes of the Summit on the Economics of Policing and planned next steps
- Transcript of the June 7, 2012 appearance of the Director General, Policing Policy Directorate, Public Safety Canada, at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, outlining the issue of the Economics of Policing
- Web page for the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security for its study of the Economics of Policing (includes committee meeting transcripts)
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