Surrey, BC – At last night’s Regular Council Meeting, Surrey Council received its first
monthly Progress Report on maintaining the RCMP as Police of Jurisdiction (POJ). The
Progress Report updates the status of the restaffing plan, confirming the following:
• 15 Surrey Police Service (SPS) Officers are in the hiring process or already hired
• 81 SPS Officers have indicated they will join the RCMP
• 8 RCMP cadets are joining the detachment by August 2023
• 2 Experienced Police Officers are transferring to the Surrey RCMP.
“I am pleased to see Surrey RCMP’s restaffing plan is well underway, and I welcome
the SPS members who have chosen to continue their policing careers in Surrey with the
RCMP,” said Mayor Brenda Locke. “The City is committed to working with the Province
and the SPS to meet the Minister’s binding conditions as we return to a single Police of
Jurisdiction in Surrey with the RCMP. It is time to move forward and do what’s right for
our City, what’s right for taxpayers, and what’s right for future generations.”
On June 15, 2023, Mayor Locke announced the decision of Council to maintain the
RCMP as POJ in Surrey following consideration of a confidential report prepared by
staff. On June 19, 2023, following Council direction, staff’s confidential report was
forwarded to the Province for review. Staff are currently working with all parties to
prepare a redacted version of the confidential report. The redacted version will be
released to the public once completed.