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The Ontario government announced Monday it is pledging $6 million to combat auto theft, including $300,000 to Peel police.
The Ontario government announced Monday it is pledging $6 million to combat auto theft, including $300,000 to Peel police. Posted: Sep 28, 2026 11:29 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.
Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner said Monday that a further $6 million will go towards Ontario's 2026-2027 Preventing Auto Thefts grant program to support 22 police projects across the province.
The Ontario government announced Monday it is pledging an additional $6 million toward combating auto theft, with $300,000 to go to Peel police.found auto theft in Ontario had decreased by 8.4 per cent"The auto theft grant is a re-affirmation that we are working alongside police services, that we are working to make sure that people in communities … know there's someone on their side," said Solicitor General Michael Kerzner at a news conference Monday at Peel Regional Police headquarters. The province's 2026-2027 Preventing Auto Thefts grant program, which supports 22 police projects across the province, will receive the new funding.
The program was launched in 2023 after reports of a 72 per cent increase in auto thefts across Ontario from 2014-21. Stolen vehicles across Ontario and the country have beenAccording to Kerzner, $300,000 will go to Peel police to strengthen its commercial auto crime bureau.
A statement from the Ontario government said 2,790 vehicles were stolen in Peel Region between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2026, compared to 3,089 over the same period last year — a reduction of about 10 per cent. Peel police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said auto thefts not only drive up insurance rates and impact industries, they erode the public's feeling of safety in their communities.
"This is not just a vehicle being stolen, it is directly related to organized crime activity," he said. "With proper resourcing, we can continue to mobilize specialized teams to pursue complex investigations and dismantle the criminal networks operating across the region and beyond," Duraiappah said in a separate statement.
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