Ministerial Statement (28 April 2025)

From Hansard (28 April 2025)

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New Officers Hired to Support Front-Line Policing

Hon. Tim McLeod: — Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Saskatchewan residents expect and deserve to feel safe in their communities, and that means having enough police officers on the ground where they are needed most.

Last week our government announced 21 new police officer positions have been filled over the past year as part of the province’s $11.9 million safer communities and neighbourhoods commitment to hiring 100 new police officers across the province. This funding adds more boots on the ground to deliver on our government’s priority to make communities safer across Saskatchewan.

This marks the first step towards fulfilling Saskatchewan’s commitment to hire approximately 100 new police officers. We have also committed to funding Saskatchewan’s full annex of new RCMP [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] positions, which is nearly 250 more officers, Mr. Speaker. We will also be funding 70 new officers through the Saskatchewan marshals service.

This year’s budget provides $2.7 million to hire 14 new SCAN [safer communities and neighbourhoods] personnel to reduce crime by targeting nuisance properties. And we are providing over $660,000 for six weigh scale operators to conduct commercial vehicle inspections and prevent the transportation of illicit substances coming through our province.

Our government understands the importance of supporting municipal police services through expanding their front-line capacity to prevent and respond to criminal activity in our communities. We believe that keeping Saskatchewan people safe means more officers, greater police presence in our communities, and providing law enforcement with the tools they need so everyone in Saskatchewan feels safe in their communities and their neighbourhoods.

Mr. Speaker, these 21 new officers are just one of many steps our government is taking to enhance law enforcement’s presence in the province and make communities safer for everyone. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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