In a time of global uncertainty, Canada’s new government is taking action to ensure it can adapt and respond to emerging threats to protect the safety and security of our communities.
Canada’s response to these threats, including to organised crime groups and the illicit financing networks that underpin their criminal activity, is robust and dynamic.
Canada’s new government is hiring more new law enforcement personnel, investing in enhanced investigative capacity, and is removing dangerous assault-style firearms from Canadian communities.
The government is choosing to build stronger communities – where you feel secure in your home, safe in your neighbourhood, and in control of your future.
Combatting Crime/Public Safety Measures:
Protecting Victims Act – June 19, 2026
Introduced the Protecting Victims Act to strengthen federal victims’ rights and better protect victims and survivors of crime.
Strengthened Criminal Code protections for children by targeting online sexual exploitation, child luring, and related forms of abuse.
Advanced reforms to better protect victims and survivors of gender-based violence, respond to court delay concerns, and increase penalties for serious offences.
Combatting Hate Act – June 19, 2026
Introduced the Combatting Hate Act to better protect communities from hate crimes, intimidation, and obstruction.
Created new Criminal Code tools to address hate-motivated crime, including a specific hate crime offence and stronger measures against hate propaganda.
Strengthened protections for access to places of worship, schools, community centres, and other community spaces targeted by hate.
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act – June 16, 2026
Introduced sweeping bail and sentencing reforms to make bail laws stricter and sentencing laws tougher for repeat and violent offenders.
Made more than 80 targeted changes to the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and the National Defence Act to strengthen the justice system’s response to serious crime.
Strengthened the law’s response to offences such as extortion, auto theft, break and enter, arson, and serious violent offending.
An Act Respecting Cyber Security – June 16, 2026
Passed the Cyber Security Act to strengthen Canada’s ability to protect critical infrastructure and digital systems that people in Canada rely on.
Strengthened telecommunications security by amending the Telecommunications Act and giving the government new authorities to compel action against threats to Canada’s telecommunications system.
Created the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act to require designated operators in the finance, telecommunications, energy, and transportation sectors to protect critical cyber systems and report significant incidents.
Canada Community Security Program – May 6, 2026
Proposed $75 million over five years for the Canada Community Security Program to help address rising hate-related crimes.
Strengthened security support for communities at risk of hate-motivated incidents, including places of worship, schools, community centres, and other institutions.
Simplified and expanded the program to make it faster and easier for at-risk organizations to access flexible security support.
Gun Violence Prevention – March 31, 2026
Announced up to $157.5 million over three years through the Building Safer Communities Fund to support gun and gang violence prevention initiatives.
Supported municipalities and Indigenous communities in tackling the root causes of gun and gang violence through community-based programs for children, youth, and young adults involved in, or at risk of joining, gangs.
Renewed support for evidence-based, community-driven prevention initiatives that address the social and economic conditions that can contribute to crime and help stop gun and gang violence before it starts.
Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act – March 27, 2026
Introduced the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act to strengthen border security, modernize immigration controls, and keep Canadians safe.
Gave border, immigration, and law enforcement agencies updated tools to combat organized crime, stop illegal fentanyl, and strengthen border enforcement.
Strengthened the CBSA’s ability to examine goods destined for export, helping law enforcement better detect and disrupt illegal activity.
Trilateral summit on combatting extortion and organized crime – November 28, 2025
Brought federal, provincial, and local leaders together to combat extortion and organized crime, with a focus on protecting targeted communities and supporting victims.
Advanced Regional Integrated Drug Enforcement Teams to bring federal, provincial, and local law enforcement together against organized drug crime and related violence.
Linked the extortion response to stronger federal tools, including Bill C-14 bail and sentencing reforms, new RCMP and CBSA personnel, and stronger financial crime enforcement.
National Cybercrime and Fraud Reporting System – November 6, 2025
Launched the Report Cybercrime and Fraud website, a new national system for individuals, businesses, and organizations to report fraud and cybercrime.
Created a centralized reporting repository administered by the RCMP’s National Cybercrime Coordination Centre and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre to help police solve cases, disrupt cybercriminal activity, and prevent further victimization.
Made fraud and cybercrime reporting more accessible by allowing victims, witnesses, and anonymous users to submit reports and evidence through a centralized, user-friendly system.
Renewing the National Public Alerting System – November 4, 2025
Proposed $55.4 million over four years, plus $13.4 million ongoing, to support a new National Public Alerting System model.
Strengthened Canada’s ability to deliver lifesaving Amber Alerts and warnings for imminent natural disasters, extreme weather events, and security threats.
Responded to the Mass Casualty Commission’s recommendations on public alerting to better prevent and respond to critical incidents and mass casualty events.
Improving Preclearance at Canada’s Borders – November 4, 2025
Proposed $14.8 million over four years for Transport Canada to develop and implement a new preclearance access regime.
Strengthened transportation security by improving preclearance at Canada’s air and marine borders and supporting a more secure transportation system.
Invested in digital solutions to make security screening more efficient and support faster onboarding of employees in transportation facilities across Canada.
Anti-Fraud Strategy and Financial Crimes Agency – October 20, 2025
Announced Canada’s first-ever whole-of-government National Anti-Fraud Strategy to protect Canadians from increasingly sophisticated scams, fraud, and financial crimes.
Committed to establishing a new Financial Crimes Agency to lead Canada’s response to sophisticated financial crimes, including money laundering, organized crime, online financial scams, and the recovery of illicit proceeds.
Advanced new protections against economic abuse by working with stakeholders and banks on a voluntary Code of Conduct to help financial institutions identify, prevent, and respond to financial exploitation.
Boosting the CBSA – October 17, 2025
Announced the hiring of 1,000 new CBSA officers to strengthen border security and crack down on stolen goods, illegal guns, drugs, organized crime, human smuggling, immigration fraud, and terrorism.
Increased the CBSA recruit stipend from $125 to $525 per week for the first time since 2005 to help attract and retain the next generation of highly trained border officers.
Advanced new pension measures for CBSA officers and other frontline first responders, including retirement options after 25 years of service without pension reductions, recognizing their high-stress and high-risk roles.
New measures to combat crime – October 16, 2025
Announced new Criminal Code reforms to keep violent and repeat offenders out of communities, including reverse-onus bail for major crimes and consecutive sentencing for multiple offences.
Committed to hiring 1,000 new RCMP personnel and investing $1.8 billion over four years to strengthen federal policing capacity against online fraud, money laundering, online child sexual exploitation, and organized criminal networks.
Dedicated 150 new RCMP personnel to tackle financial crimes, targeting money laundering networks, organized crime, online fraud, and the recovery of illicit assets.
Listing the Bishnoi Gang as a terrorist entity – September 29, 2025
Listed the Bishnoi Gang as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code to give law enforcement stronger tools to disrupt violence, extortion, and intimidation.
Enabled property owned or controlled by the listed group to be frozen or seized, while strengthening the ability to prosecute terrorism-related offences.
Targeted a transnational criminal organization active in Canada that uses murder, shootings, arson, extortion, and intimidation to create fear in diaspora communities.
Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program – September 23, 2025
Moved forward with the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program for individual firearms owners to remove prohibited assault-style firearms from circulation.
Built on earlier prohibitions covering more than 1,500 models in 2020, 324 additional makes and models in 2024, and 179 more in 2025.
Advanced the individual compensation phase after the business phase collected more than 12,000 prohibited firearms.
