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Weed Out the Risk: An-Anti Crash Course for Canadian Youth Weed Out the Risk (WOTR) is an interactive harm reduction program that aims to educate youth on the risks associated with using cannabis and driving or being a passenger in a high driver’s vehicle. The single-session challenges youth misconceptions about impaired driving using a variety…

In the fall of 2019, CPKN began work on a project to update senior policing leadership competencies found in the Competency-Based Management Framework (CBMF) with project partners, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) and Canadian Police College (CPC). This project is partially funded by Public Safety Canada with additional contributions from the project partners. …

CPKN is currently experiencing a higher than normal call and email volumes as we respond to many requests for access to courses, especially personal safety and mental health related courses in response to Covid-19. We are working hard to answer as many calls and emails as we can, please continue to be patient. In the…

We have added Personal Protection Strategies for Infection Prevention and Control as a free course to Canadian police services as we continue to work to slow the spread of COVID-19. Read more and register here

Like many organizations across Canada, we are finding ways to continue working while following the guidelines and restrictions put in place by our Government and Chief Medical Officers. We have set up systems that allow us to work remotely so we can continue to be available to respond to your phone calls, emails, and requests. Please…

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak and measures underway globally to slow the spread of the virus, CPKN is offering Infectious Disease and Pandemic Preparedness for free until June 30, 2020. This 30 minute course is available in both English and French. It will give learners an overall awareness and understanding of infectious diseases and…

Find out more about activities within the Network in CPKN’s Winter 2020 Newsletter.  

CPKN acknowledged it’s 15 year anniversary at Stanhope 2019 with Sandy Sweet presenting a brief history of CPKN’s origins and the big network of organizations and individuals who have been a part of its growth and development. In 2001, a report called Strategic Human Resources Analysis of Public Policing in Canada was released. The report…

CPKN is excited to announce the release of a new learning resource: GLOBALi – A Vehicle Theft Deterrent and Recovery Network. This 15 minute resource will provide information on the GLOBALi Vehicle Registry & Recovery Network’s functionality, secure registration portal for Law Enforcement, and how the network can assist in the identification and recovery of…

In October 2019, the Cannabis Act and Cannabis Regulations were amended to permit the authorized sale of three new classes of cannabis: edible cannabis, cannabis extracts, and cannabis topicals. As a result, the Introduction to the Cannabis Legislation course has been updated to reflect the new classes of cannabis; effects of the ingestion of edible…