Meeting information

The regular public meeting of the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners will be held Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in-person in Committee Room E, Ground Floor, City Hall. Virtual attendance will also be accommodated.

The agenda for this meeting consists of routine items, with additional items including:

• Delegations: Dion Waniandy Regarding Body Cams, Police Violence and Accountability

• Correspondence: Residential Speed Limit Review – Speed Limit and Eligible Streets, Follow Up: Speed Watch Program

• 2022 Business Plan Mid-Year Report

• Saskatoon Police Service Victim Services

Find more information here.

Featured Information

2021 Community Conversations Report (PDF)

The Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners, in its role as a conduit between the public and the Saskatoon Police Service, hosted its annual Community Consultation with a focus on:

  • Crime and community safety in our neighbourhoods, and

  • Strategies being used by city-wide and community-based groups to enhance community safety.

The Saskatoon Board of Police Commission is guided in its decisions by a Strategic Plan that identifies the Commission's Mission, its three Goals and several Strategies under each Goal.

A Report on actions taken to achieve the Strategic Plan goals was developed by the Commission in January 2021.

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Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners:
Roles and Responsibilities

  1. The Police Commission provides oversight with the Saskatoon Police Service, where the Commission holds the responsibility of ensuring the community is served by a reasonable standard of law enforcement. In order to accomplish this, the Commission is mandated to ensure the Saskatoon Police Service has access to adequate and reasonable resources.

  2. Another important Police Commission role is to act as a conduit between the community and Saskatoon City Council. The Commission recommends an annual Police Service operating budget to City Council and confers with the community about issues that are germane to policing and public safety.

The Police Commission operates under the auspices of the Saskatchewan Provincial Police Act in accordance with its Governance Policy.

The Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners is comprised of the Mayor, two members of Saskatoon City Council and four members of the Public. Find more information here. 

The public is welcome to attend Police Commission meetings and to address the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners’ public meetings. Find more information here.

The Public Complaints Commission is a five-person, non-police body appointed by the Saskatchewan government. It is responsible for ensuring that both the public and the police receive a fair and thorough investigation of a complaint against the police or an investigation of a possible criminal offence by a police officer. Additional information is available here.