Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers from the Yukon and the Northwest Territories (NWT) will also wear intervention cameras like those that were tested by their colleagues from Nunavut three years ago.
The announcement is part of a national initiative by the police force which wishes to equip all its detachments across the country by spring 2026.
Progressive training in the use of cameras by police officers in the territories will begin on Friday in Yellowknife and on Wednesday in Whitehorse.
The two detachments explain that the wearing of cameras will be introduced gradually and that thus the public will see both police officers equipped with devices and others who are not yet as officers are trained.
In the Yukon capital, certain units have been targeted for priority adoption, including the Kwanlin Dün Police Unit and the Mobile Crisis Response Team.
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Since November 30, Iqaluit RCMP officers have been equipped with intervention cameras as part of a pilot project which aims to demonstrate more transparency in the exercise of their duties.
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We continue to strengthen public trust and transparent accountability for the benefit of our members and the diverse communities we serve across the Yukon.
said Superintendent Lindsay Ellis, acting commander of the Yukon RCMP, in a press release. This is an essential part of the organization’s modernization work.
The authorities stress that it will be obvious for the public to see when the devices, installed on the chests of the police officers, are filming thanks to flashing red lights. If the indicator light is green, the camera is not working.
The training will also allow police officers to identify times when it is preferable not to film, for example during surveillance, recorded interviews, or in certain places where respect for private life is expected.
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