Use cases tracker

Publicly reported uses of AI by Canadian police services, each with a source, a status, what is claimed, and what evidence we saw.

How to read this. Entries come from public reporting and agency statements, as of 2 November 2026. The list is not exhaustive and statuses may have changed. "Claimed" is what the agency or vendor says. "Evidence seen" is what we found beyond that claim. Where we found nothing, we say so. To suggest a correction or addition, see the corrections policy.

Publicly reported Canadian police AI uses
ServiceUseStatus (as reported)ClaimedEvidence seen and source
RCMP (Alberta and B.C. detachments)Axon Draft One: AI drafts reports from body-worn camera audio; officer edits and signs offPilot, due to end Aug 2026RCMP says it is piloting the software to determine whether it can decrease the time and resources needed to create reports.No Western Canada incident report had reached a courtroom as of June 2026, per the RCMP. We did not find pilot results. Legal experts raised accuracy and court-process concerns. [CBC / Canadian Press, June 2026]
Fredericton Police ForceAxon generative AI to draft reports from body-camera audio for non-charge files (such as missing persons, assisting the public, medical calls)Pilot, expanded to all uniform members with body cameras; expected to conclude Dec 2025 (as reported Apr 2025)Force says the technology boosts effectiveness and enhances transparency and accountability. Members must review and sign off.No evaluation seen. [Blue Line / Canadian Press, April 2025]
Calgary Police ServiceReal-time translation service developed by AxonTesting (as reported Jun 2026)Not stated in the source.No evaluation seen. [CBC / Canadian Press, June 2026]
York Regional Police and Peel Regional PoliceShared system for storing, searching and comparing lawfully obtained crime-scene images of suspects with mug shotsLaunched May 2024 (as reported)York says it increases investigative capacity and reduces manual comparison time; a spokesperson said a match alone is not grounds for arrest.No independent evaluation seen. York states the tool does not involve Clearview AI. [Blue Line / Canadian Press, April 2025]
Edmonton Police ServiceTwo in-house AI tools: audio transcription, and records management that links casesIn development (as reported Apr 2025)Not stated in the source.No evaluation seen. [Blue Line / Canadian Press, April 2025]
RCMP National Child Exploitation Coordination CentreAI to help find AI-generated abuse material and to sift large volumes of seized dataIn use (as described by the RCMP, Apr 2025)RCMP investigators say it is faster and reduces officers' exposure to the material.Service-reported; no independent evaluation seen. [Blue Line / Canadian Press, April 2025]
RCMPAI system to generate case-specific word lists to help attempt decryption of lawfully seized phonesPrototype contracts awarded (as reported Apr 2025)Not stated beyond the RCMP's description of the goal.Two companies were tasked with prototypes via Innovative Solutions Canada, per the report. [Blue Line / Canadian Press, April 2025]
Lethbridge Police ServiceIn-house AI-enhanced CompStat and Intelligence Portal for crime analysis and resource deploymentIn use (as reported by Blue Line, 2025)Service reports its AI-enhanced model has contributed to a 24 per cent reduction in crime severity, faster response times and higher case clearance.These are the service's own figures as reported by Blue Line. We did not find an independent evaluation. [Blue Line, 2025]
Toronto Police ServiceFacial recognition technology listed in the service's AI inventory as high riskGoverned under TPSB policyNot applicable: this entry shows a governance mechanism.The OHRC notes the inventory identifies one facial recognition technology as high risk. [OHRC on TPSB policy]
RCMP and Toronto Police ServiceClearview AI facial recognitionEnded; reviewed by regulatorsRCMP said it used Clearview in a limited way, mainly for child exploitation investigations.OPC found the RCMP did not satisfactorily account for most of its searches and contravened the Privacy Act. Toronto used it in 84 investigations. [OPC, 2021] [CBC News]

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Last checked 2 November 2026.