Community organizations that have experienced or are at risk of experiencing hate-motivated crimes will benefit from grants to enhance security measures and make repairs.

Applications are being accepted for the 2025-26 Civil Forfeiture Grant program to support organizations dedicated to community safety in British Columbia.

Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has released the following statement in response to the B.C. RCMP announcing new supports to strengthen ongoing extortion investigations in British Columbia:

A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Gabriel Johnson Choi, Hasan Khaled Ayyad and Allison Dawn Gilchrist is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, until Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.

An independent review of E-Comm 911’s governance structure, operational efficiencies and financial controls has identified improvements that are necessary to ensure the emergency-dispatch service remains financially sustainable for local governments.

According to preliminary data, 158 people died in September 2025 due to unregulated drug toxicity, as reported by the BC Coroners Service.

Niki Sharma, Attorney General, and Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, have released the following statements in response to the introduction of new, proposed Criminal Code amendments and public safety commitments by the federal government:

A death-review panel convened by the BC Coroners Service has issued a report that includes recommendations to reduce deaths by suicide and better support young people in British Columbia.

The BC Coroners Service advises that the inquest into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Janet Nguyen, Christopher Duong, Alexander Duong and Harlan Duong has been further postponed due to ongoing BCGEU and PEA job action.

More police officers will be trained at the Justice Institute of British Columbia’s (JIBC) police academy with a 50% expansion of seats, supporting local police recruitment and building safe communities.