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Backgrounders

Repeat offending hub model, provincewide coverage

With the expansion of the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative (C-POII), a total of 24 hubs will support the supervision of as many as 865 individuals involved in repeat offending throughout the province:

  • as many as 445 individuals involved in repeat violent offending through Repeat Violent Offending Intervention Initiative (ReVOII)
  • as many as 420 individuals involved in chronic property and public disorder offending through C-POII

It is supported by new, targeted resources, including: 

  • 12 hub co-ordinators based in community corrections offices
  • nine correctional staff located in correctional centres to support enhanced release planning, in conjunction with the ReVOII custody teams
  • 10 dedicated Crown counsel and 10 B.C. prosecution staff to support the dedicated prosecution component

All 24 hubs will deliver co-ordinated, provincewide coverage to enhance public safety and support more effective management of high-risk individuals.

Each hub is led by a dedicated co-ordinator who oversees case management and supervision, co-ordinates with police, BC Corrections, prosecution and other partners and service providers, and supports enforcement planning and service connections for people.

The 12 new hubs established through Budget 2026 include:

  • Castlegar/ Nelson
  • Chilliwack
  • Courtenay
  • Dawson Creek
  • Kelowna
  • Langley
  • Maple Ridge
  • Penticton
  • Surrey
  • Vancouver (two hubs)
  • Victoria

These new hubs are in addition to existing hubs in:

  • Abbotsford
  • Cranbrook
  • Kamloops
  • Kelowna
  • Nanaimo
  • New Westminster
  • Prince George
  • Surrey
  • Terrace
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria
  • Williams Lake

Communities with more than one hub, including Kelowna, Surrey, Vancouver and Victoria will operate standalone ReVOII and C-POII hubs, where all other communities will operate a blended ReVOII/ C-POII hub. 

What people are saying about programs that help deal with chronic property crime, public disorder

Terry Yung, Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services –

“The Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative (C-POII) is an important program that works to support businesses and communities as they face the effects of street disorder and retail theft. This initiative helps disrupt those crimes by focusing on chronic offenders. Expanding C-POII provincewide will help reduce repeat property crime and street disorder by ensuring chronic offenders are monitored and connected with the interventions needed to break the cycle of offending.”

Shelia Malcolmson, MLA for Nanaimo-Gabriola –

"Together, we have been working on public safety solutions that combine enforcement with social supports. This property crime prevention program builds on proven strategies from the repeat violent offenders initiative, to reduce repeat offending and increase public safety.”

George Anderson, MLA for Nanaimo-Lantzville –

“When local businesses in Nanaimo thrive, our community can be vibrant, and our city can realize its potential. Through the C-POII program, repeat offenders who commit senseless property crimes will be targeted through enforcement measures that will increase safety on our streets for all residents.”

Deputy Chief Andrew Chan, president, BC Association of Chiefs of Police (BCACP) –

“Repeat property offending and street disorder continue to place significant demands on frontline policing and community safety resources across British Columbia. Initiatives like C-POII recognize that long-term improvements require co-ordinated responses between police, corrections, health care, and community-based services to ensure higher-risk individuals are more consistently monitored and connected to appropriate supports. BCACP supports approaches that help achieve safer communities through practical, integrated, evidence-informed intervention strategies.”

Insp. Donovan Tait, operations officer, Nanaimo RCMP –

“As a C-POII pilot community, the Nanaimo RCMP has been proud to contribute to the positive impact this program is making in addressing chronic property crime and street disorder. In the short time the program has been operating in our city, we have seen firsthand how bringing agencies together and taking a co-ordinated approach to repeat offending can make a real difference in our communities, including building safer downtowns.”

Sonia Komen, owner/operator, Nanaimo Bar –

“I know there are many communities, not just Nanaimo, that have experienced public-safety challenges, including street disorder and vandalism. This not only affects local businesses, such as The Nanaimo Bar, but the residence as well. The new C-POII program is a step toward addressing these issues, and I appreciate the Province’s continued commitment and efforts to supporting safer communities.”

Fred Jeffery, board chair, Downtown Nanaimo Business Association (DNBA) –

“The DNBA was very encouraged to learn that Nanaimo was one of the sites chosen for the C-POII pilot program. Some of our members have experienced a substantive emotional and financial toll as victims of these property crimes. We hope that the extension and expansion of the program provides the long-term solution to reducing the toll of these crimes and helps the folks caught in this cycle of crime find a better path forward.”