Canadian Police Information Centre
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association encourage the Province to find a solution to allow Community Peace Officers the ability to use the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) for the purpose of obtaining information on respective vehicles/personnel ensuring their safety prior to approaching a complete unknown situation.
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT if the Provincial RCMP find this task too onerous that this service be reviewed for possible alternatives that will best assist our law enforcement agencies.
WHEREAS it is the role of Municipal Government to provide for the safety and wellbeing of their residents;
WHEREAS the Provincial Government has in recent past requested and implemented systems to focus on a high level of expectation by Municipalities to ensure there is a high level of Professionalism maintained within the Levels of Community Peace Officers;
WHEREAS the Province desires to provide an ongoing safe working environment for all Peace Officers throughout the Province; and
WHEREAS the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) was designed for the information and safety of Peace Officers.
Nov 15/11 – Solicitor General & Minister Public Security
CPIC access to peace officers in the Province of Alberta is currently being provided by the police service of jurisdiction. At present, all CPIC information given to peace officers is done so through a Category I CPIC terminal – a terminal restricted to police use only. Under the current system, p9olice personnel must vet information found on a Category I terminal to ensure sensitive information is not inadvertently released to community peace officers. To date, it has been identified some of the information released to peace officers was in violation of national CPIC policy and potentially privacy legislation.
RCMP “K” Division and CPIC have indicated they are unable to continue mitigating the risks associated with the release of CPIC information to peace officers within the existing framework nor can they continue to incur the cost of utilizing valuable human resources to supply CPIC information outside of their normal duties. The Director of CPIC and RCMP “K” Division have assured us CPIC access will not be terminated provided all stakeholders work together to identify solutions to this very real problem.
I am pleased to report we have been working diligently towards a resolutions. Presently, three stakeholder consultation meetings have been conducted with two solutions being identified. These options have the support of CPIC and the RCMP, and if successful, will allow for continued delivery of CPIC information in accordance with national policy and privacy legislation.
My ministry is now in the process of conducting a survey of peace officer employers to solicit background information and opinions on preferred options. A final report is scheduled for the winter of 2012 to include all feedback and a recommended option. As this is an ongoing and evolving process, if you or your member municipalities have specific questions, please contact the Peace Officer Program Manager, Sean Bonneteau, at 780-643-1295.
AUMA accepts this response.