Keeping Guns and Gangs Off Our Streets

Investing in the resources and tools police need to keep communities safe

Criminals are always finding new ways of covering their tracks, but our PC government is determined to ensure municipalities and police services have the resources they need to detect criminal activity and keep Ontarians safe.

To that end, today we announced that we’re investing $6 million over three years to expand the coverage of closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems, a key tool in the fight against guns and gangs and other criminal activity. This investment will be made available through the Ontario CCTV Grant, a new program designed to ensure police have the additional resources necessary to keep their communities safe and hold criminals responsible.

“Surveillance systems are an important part of our partnership with police services to combat gun and gang violence. We are confident this investment will help municipalities expand their CCTV capacity and ramp up the local fight against crime,” said Sylvia Jones, MPP for Dufferin-Caledon and Solicitor General. “Criminals are always finding new ways of covering their tracks, but our government is determined to ensure municipalities and police services have the tools and resources they need to detect criminal activity and keep Ontarians safe.”

All municipal and First Nations police services as well as the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are eligible to apply for funding under the grant. Applications must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday September 10, 2020.

This announcement builds on our PC government’s approximate $106 million investment to combat gun and gang violence across the province in partnership with the federal government.