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Do you have a complaint about the police in British Columbia?
Do you have a complaint about the police in British Columbia?
The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner promotes accountable policing within our communities through impartial, transparent civilian oversight. We are here to inform, advise, and assist anyone involved in the municipal police complaints process.
Territorial Acknowledgement
Our office is located on the unceded traditional lands of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) People and ancestors and our work extends across the homelands of the Indigenous peoples within what we now call British Columbia. We honour the many territorial keepers of the lands and waters where we work.
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Message from the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner
Welcome to the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner for British Columbia. As part of our mandate to provide independent oversight of police conduct, we seek to be accessible to all British Columbians.
Policing in Canada finds its foundation on a bedrock of public trust. Maintaining that trust is achieved in large measure by ensuring the police conduct themselves in a manner reflective of the values and expectations of the diverse communities they serve. We at the OPCC strive to listen closely to the voices of all British Columbians so that we may best serve the public interest in furtherance of accountable, transparent and compassionate policing.
This website is one place to learn about our office and the work we do therefore we look forward to hearing from British Columbians. Please contact us at: info@opcc.bc.ca if you have comments or feedback.
Integrity Independence Fairness
OPCC Complaints
The Office of Police Complaints Commissioner has jurisdiction over municipal police officers in British Columbia.
If you wish to make a complaint involving other types of law enforcement officers, including provincial compliance and enforcement officers, RCMP, or municipal by-law officers, the OPCC will assist you with contacting the responsible government or oversight agency or by receiving and forwarding your complaint to those agencies on your behalf.
Latest News
January 28, 2026
Victoria – In the public interest, Police Complaint Commissioner, Prabhu Rajan, has appointed a retired judge to conduct a review on the record to determine whether Constable Canon Wong and Constable Mitchel Tong of the Vancouver Police Department should be required to provide an oral apology consistent with Indigenous law to a Heiltsuk Nation grandfather and his granddaughter who was 12 years old at the time of the incident (the Applicants).
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January 27, 2026
BC Police Complaint Commissioner appoints Brock Martland KC as new Public Hearing Counsel for proceedings examining officer conduct resulting in the death of Myles Gray
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January 12, 2026
Victoria - Adjudicator Elizabeth Arnold-Bailey, retired BC Supreme Court Justice, will preside over the hearing into the actions of seven Vancouver police (VPD) officers on August 13, 2015 and the subsequent death of 33-year-old Myles Gray after police responded to a 911 call and used significant force to subdue and restrain him.
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