Opting into the provincial framework comes with financial aid from the province and allows the First Nation police to respond to crimes it previously had to hand over to the OPP.
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation Police Service detachment is seen in Fort Severn, Ontario's most northerly community, on April 27, 2018.Ontario has signed a “historic” agreement with the country’s largest First Nations policing service that will expand the incidents the force can respond to, double its complement of officers and subject it to the same standards as other provincial police departments.
“We couldn’t do our own investigation if there was a homicide, we couldn’t have a K9 unit, we had to depend on the OPP to provide those specialized services that we required at that time.”Through the agreement, Ontario essentially recognizes NAPS as the official service responsible for the area and commits to giving it the funding necessary to provide effective policing.
“The regulations that will support this legislation will include the creation of standards — and that’s something that’s been missing over the last 30 years,” Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler said. To help with the immediate transition into the new framework, the province is putting up $514 million to “support NAPS as it opt-in” over the next three years.
“We made an announcement of our commitment today,” he said. “There is enormous resources that the province will contribute to make sure that adequate and effective policing is there.”
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