Professional Standards
The role of Professional Standards is to respond meaningfully to all public concerns, complaints and matters of internal misconduct, and when directed, to conduct comprehensive investigations in a manner without prejudice that ensures a high standard of integrity.
Anyone with concerns about our policies, service level or actions of a Saskatoon Police Service officer may make a complaint pursuant to The Police Act, 1990 and The Municipal Discipline Regulations, 1991.
The complaint should be specific to the actions of the officer or the police service. Complaints regarding the validity of an officer laying a charge are typically not accepted as police officers are given discretion when it comes to laying charges. The courts are the proper venue to hear evidence pertaining to charges that you may be facing.
It is important to note that it is unlawful to make a false report to Police, and doing so may result in charges.
How can I make a formal complaint?
All public complaints are reported to the Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission (PCC), which is a five-person, non-police body appointed by the Government of Saskatchewan. When appropriate, the PCC may assign their own investigator or they may assign a Professional Standards investigator from the Saskatoon Police Service to investigate your complaint.
Regardless of who investigates your complaint, the PCC reviews and concludes all public complaint investigations to ensure they are thorough, fair and unbiased.
For more information about the public complaints process, please visit the Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission or contact Saskatoon Police Service Professional Standards at 306-975-3582.
Members of the public have a number of options if they wish to make a formal complaint regarding a member of the Saskatoon Police Service. Formal complaints can be made to the:
- Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission
900 - 3530 Millar Avenue
Saskatoon, SK S7P 0B6
Call toll-free: 1-866-256-6194
Or online at www.saskatchewan.ca/pcc - Saskatoon Police Service - In-person
76 25th Street East
Saskatoon, SK S7K 3P9 - Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Special Investigations Unit
#10 - 134 Kahkewistahaw Crescent
Saskatoon, SK S7R 0M9
306-665-1215 - Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners
c/o The City's Clerk Office
222 3rd Avenue North
Saskatoon, SK S7K 0J5 - Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice and Attorney General
1000 - 187 4 Scarth Street
Regina, SK S4P 483 - Any detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
What if I have a concern about the conduct of a member of the Saskatoon Police Service but I do not want to make a formal complaint?
A concern can be reported to the Saskatoon Police Service by email at professionalstandards@police.saskatoon.sk.ca or by contacting Professional Standards at 306-975-3582. Your concern will be investigated and resolved informally through the intervention of the officer's supervisor.