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Overview of the First Nations Policing Policy

The First Nations Policing Policy (FNPP) was created in 1991 to strengthen public security and personal safety, increase responsibility and accountability and build new partnerships with First Nations. It provides Aboriginal people with:

• a strong voice in the administration of justice in their communities
• police services that respect their cultures and traditions
• the same standards of police services as in other Canadian communities
• police services that are accountable to the communities they serve

There are two policing models, or agreements, under the FNPP. Self-Administered Agreements provide for police services that are managed by -- and directly accountable to -- the community or communities they serve and usually employ Aboriginal police officers. Community Tripartite Agreements provide a community-based contingent of officers from an existing police service (usually the RCMP). Best efforts are made to staff these police services with Aboriginal officers.

For more details, read the full First Nations Policing Policy document.