The UBC AI & Criminal Justice Initiative and Law Commission of Ontario collaborated with stakeholders across Canada to develop Draft Principles on the Governance and Use of AI by Police in Canada. To provide feedback on them, please contact us.

In May 2026, the AI & Policing Symposium was held in Vancouver, BC and online. This report explores key insights and areas of consensus, including draft principles on the governance and use of AI by police, prohibited uses, and high-risk AI systems/tools.

What evidence is there for the benefits and risks of AI tools being used by police? Have police self-governance approaches to AI adoption been effective? What can we learn from international and Canadian AI governance initiatives? 

How are police using AI? Are self-regulation approaches effective? What other governance approaches are needed? This report summarizes key findings from roundtables with a range of stakeholders held in Fall 2025.

Download our 600+ page open-access casebook, Artificial Intelligence & Criminal Justice: Cases & Commentary, delving into AI and criminality, policing, lawyers, judges, corrections, governance, critical perspectives, and more.

Get a quick-start introduction into the myriad ways that AI is impacting people in the criminal justice system with this basic introduction to a range of topics and issues in Artificial Intelligence & Criminal Justice: A Primer,