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Do you have a complaint about the police in British Columbia?
Do you have a complaint about the police in British Columbia?
The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner promotes accountable policing within our communities through impartial, transparent civilian oversight. We are here to inform, advise, and assist anyone involved in the municipal police complaints process.
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Message from the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner
Welcome to the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner for British Columbia. As part of our mandate to provide independent oversight of police conduct, we seek to be accessible to all British Columbians.
Policing in Canada finds its foundation on a bedrock of public trust. Maintaining that trust is achieved in large measure by ensuring the police conduct themselves in a manner reflective of the values and expectations of the diverse communities they serve. We at the OPCC strive to listen closely to the voices of all British Columbians so that we may best serve the public interest in furtherance of accountable, transparent and compassionate policing.
This website is one place to learn about our office and the work we do therefore we look forward to hearing from British Columbians. Please contact us at: info@opcc.bc.ca if you have comments or feedback.
Our office is located on the unceded traditional lands of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) People and ancestors and our work extends across the homelands of the Indigenous peoples within what we now call British Columbia. We honour the many territorial keepers of the lands and waters where we work.
OPCC Complaints
The Office of Police Complaints Commissioner has jurisdiction over municipal police officers in British Columbia.
If you wish to make a complaint involving other types of law enforcement officers, including provincial compliance and enforcement officers, RCMP, or municipal by-law officers, the OPCC will assist you with contacting the responsible government or oversight agency or by receiving and forwarding your complaint to those agencies on your behalf.
Latest News
August 9, 2024
Victoria - The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) has arranged a Review on the Record into the demotion of a retired Victoria Police Department (VicPD) Sergeant who was found to have disclosed confidential unredacted documents to the media.
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June 19, 2024
Victoria – The Police Complaint Commissioner has called a Public Hearing into allegations of sexualized misconduct involving Sergeant Keiron McConnell of the Vancouver Police Department in relation to his conduct towards seven women, including female police officers and former female students of his when he worked as an instructor at two higher education institutions.
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May 10, 2024
Victoria - The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner has ordered a review by a retired judge into the findings of a Discipline Proceeding relating to an allegation of Discreditable Conduct against a member of the Vancouver Police Department (VPD).
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Resources
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