Ontario Protecting Communities by Enhancing Policing in the Region of Durham
November 10, 2025
Over $3 million for the Durham Regional Police Service will help fight crime and keep people safe
News | November 10, 2025
DURHAM — The Durham Regional Police Service is receiving $3,084,650.50 as part of
the Ontario government’s more than $91 million investment to help protect families and
communities across the province. The funding is being delivered through the Community
Safety and Policing Grant Program and will combine the work that began during Project
Salus (2022 CSP grant), focusing on protecting our borders through the expansion of marine patrol, improved monitoring through the integration of video technology,
improvements to the Gun and Gang Unit, creation of a targeted retail theft team, and
lastly, the development of a Field Intelligence Officer program.
“Nothing is more important than the safety of Whitby residents,” said Lorne Coe, MPP,
Whitby, and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children, Community and Social
Services/Minister of Colleges and Universities, Research Excellence and Security.
“Through this grant we are helping build a safer community, as well as ensuring that the
Durham Regional Police Service has the tools they need do their jobs effectively and
address the issues that matter most to hard working Whitby families.”
The Durham Regional Police Service project, Project Oracle, is one of 127 projects being
funded across the province for 2025-26. Of the 127 projects, 88 projects will address local
priorities, and 39 projects will address provincial priorities, including gun and gang related
violence, sexual violence and harassment, human trafficking, mental health and
addictions, hate motivated crime, housing and homelessness, and commercial/retail theft.
“Our government is delivering on our promise to protect Ontario and keep communities
safe,” said Solicitor General Michael Kerzner. “Through this funding, we are helping to
build safer communities by ensuring Ontario’s police services have the resources they
need to address local issues and improve the well-being of the people they serve.”
The Community Safety and Policing Grant Program supports policing initiatives that focus
on local or provincial priorities and provides eligible police services/boards and
municipalities policed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with funding to deploy
frontline officers where and when they are needed most.
“This funding strengthens our commitment to public safety by providing police with the
resources they need to protect residents of Pickering-Uxbridge, and across Durham
Region,” said Peter Bethlenfalvy, MPP for Pickering-Uxbridge. “By investing over $3
million in effective crime prevention, we are supporting frontline officers and fostering a
safer, more secure community.”
“Under the leadership of Premier Doug Ford and Minister Kerzner, our government
continues to make law enforcement and community safety a top priority for Durham
Region and across Ontario” said Todd McCarthy, MPP for Durham. “As building safer
communities starts with strong partnerships, this investment reinforces our government’s
support for the Durham Regional Police Service in providing them with the tools and
resources they require to address Durham’s unique policing and program needs moving
forward.”
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“We are grateful for the Ontario government’s continued investment in public safety. This
funding allows us to build on the important work already underway to address the rise in
violent crime. This includes focusing on protecting our borders through the expansion of
marine patrol, improved monitoring through the integration of video technology,
improvements to the Gun and Gang Unit, the creation of a targeted retail theft team, and
the development of a Field Intelligence Officer program. By enhancing policing resources
here in Durham Region, Ontario is taking real action to protect communities and ensure
our residents feel safe.” -Chief Peter Moreira Durham Regional Police Service
“We are grateful for the Ontario government’s ongoing commitment to public safety in
Durham Region. This investment will provide our police service with resources and tools
needed to strengthen crime prevention and keep our communities safe. By supporting
important Durham Region initiatives, the Province is helping us address emerging
challenges and ensure Durham remains a safe community for families to live, work and
thrive.” -John Henry, Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer for The Regional
Municipality of Durham
QUICK FACTS
• The Durham Regional Police Service has received more than $15.7 million dollars
from the Government of Ontario since 2018
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