The second phase of the deployment of portable cameras started at the end of September. This time, police officers were be able to film interventions in private places. Neighbourhood police stations 8, 38 and 39 have been selected for this phase to target a wider variety of interventions, and therefore a broader application of laws and regulations.

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Police officers taking part in the pilot project will be trained on all technical aspects and legal support. Different scenarios will be used so as to make the staff comfortable using these devices in different situations.

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In January 2016, the Ville de Montréal's Service de l’approvisionnement published a request for information from specialized suppliers.

R2 (RA2) Reflectivity makes this sign suitable for use with vehicles and reflects around 32% of the light that hits the surface back to the driver. This material is also called HIP which stands for high intensity prismatic.

If the cycle route joins or crossing the road from the right then they will need the variant with the bike facing towards the left. This would be reversed if the cycle route joins from left. The alternative use for this sign is for cycle events or cycle tests, these would be used with the according supplementary signs.

Thus far, choosing these units has enabled us to enhance our training material, test the equipment, adjust our operational procedures, assess the impact of using this device on our practices and limit legal issues

Police officers need to consider citizens' right to privacy in their interventions. The continued or discontinued camera activation shall depend on the circumstances in question.

Just like any other request for access to information, this request is subject to the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information. The Act stipulates the rules for access.

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The use of portable cameras by the SPVM is specifically limited to the intended purposes. They will not be used to get information on citizens, such as facial recognition, biometrics or licence plate recognition.

Before temporarily suspending the recording or deviating/deactivating the lens, police officers need to briefly state the reasons for their decision, on tape, whenever possible.

Requests for access to recordings shall be made with the person responsible for access to documents and the protection of personal information at the SPVM.

The cycle ahead triangular road sign, diagram number 950 is designed to let drivers know that a cycle route joins or crosses the carriageway from either the left or the right. This sign is typically only required if the joining/crossing traffic is not signal controlled.

In this regard, the Ministère dela Sécuritépublique (MSP) has identified the SPVM’s pilot project as a reference in the work of its Committee for the evaluation of the technical and legal aspects of equipping police officers with body cameras. This work should make it possible to better identify the technical and legal constraints ensuring the legal compliance of such initiatives, but also to propose the necessary legislative modifications, if necessary.

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Police officers using a portable camera must consider victims' and witnesses' reactions when they are notified that they are being recorded. Should they note discomfort or refusal to provide criminal, penal or personal information, police officers may temporarily stop recording or deviate/deactivate the lens.

The backing of the sign is made from a rigid plastic sandwiched between two skins of aluminium making the sign strong and very durable. As there is no steel it will not rust giving a great lifespan.

The budget for the portable cameras pilot project is $1,700,000 for 2016. This includes compensation for the staff assigned to the project and the purchase of the cameras and software.

In keeping with technological advances that favour the development of police practices, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) has set up a pilot project to evaluate the operational and technical feasibility of equipping its patrol officers with portable cameras. Seventy-eight patrol officers wore the cameras for nearly a year in a real work context, from May 2016 to April 2017.

Twin rear channels mean the sign face can be clamped in place and will not twist once secured. The clamps are available to supply separately and are not included with the sign face.

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This sign is supplied CE marked and is made from road grade materials, it has a long lifespan and will stand the test of time.

As the first police force in Quebec to test portable cameras on our police officers and to use this technology, the SPVM tried to document the project as objectively as possible, taking into account more than 40 indicators so that it may also serve as a reference for other police forces in Quebec.

It also involves a cost assessment and has an impact on relationships between citizens and police officers, as well as on operational procedures, thus requiring the implementation and monitoring of indicators.

The opinion of citizens is important for this pilot project. As such, we will keep information on the ongoing project permanently available on our website.

Furthermore, it is difficult for someone in a public place to claim their right to privacy, other than with regard to his/her personal belongings (e.g. purse contents, telephone, laptop, etc.) or if in a public washroom.

The recommendation of having police officers wear potable cameras was also made in June 2015 by coroner Paul G. Dionne, as part of his report following a citizen's death during a Montréal police intervention.

Police officers with a portable camera will have a special badge intended to visually notify citizens with whom they have contact of the camera's presence. They will don their usual uniforms, and the portable camera will be visible.

Requests for access to recordings shall be made with the person responsible for access to documents and the protection of personal information at the SPVM.

These two units primarily enforce public transit regulations, municipal by-laws, road safety laws and regulations and, occasionally, the Criminal Code.

Initially, the pilot project was to allow for two technologies to be tested in the field: cloud computing hosting with Axon cameras, and hosting on local servers with Getac cameras. The SPVM was hoping to gain better insight into the benefits offered by each technology. In the end, only cloud computing hosting was tested as part of the pilot project, as the technological solution associated with the Getac cameras had not been developed in time for its deployment with police officers, as initially planned. Nevertheless, a great deal of elements included in the technological components for hosting on a local server were evaluated in a lab by the City of Montréal’s IT Department, as well as through simulations performed by the SPVM, among other things. The solution was not tested in operational conditions, however. The items that were evaluated were sufficient for recommendations to be issued, and the tests performed help in identifying the criteria for a future call for tenders for the deployment of cameras to all police officers.

All recordings are kept for a minimum of three years and three months. Depending on the circumstances, they may be kept longer.

With respect to cloud computing technology, several indicators have been implemented to assess the solution and allow the SPVM and the IT Department to draw conclusions and make recommendations.

The implementation of this project is rooted in the very widespread use of this technology in other police departments across Canada and the U.S. Citizens' recordings of various police interventions have inspired police departments to use the technology themselves so as to be able to view different angles of interventions.

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The SPVM thus presented the results of the experiment and the major findings of the portable camera pilot project on February 1, 2019, at a public meeting of the Commission de la sécurité publique of the City ofMontréal.

In the fall of 2015, the Ministère de la Sécurité publique tabled its feasibility study of police officers' use of portable cameras. The SPVM, along with other police departments in the province, contributed to this document.

They shall turn the device back on or reposition/reactivate the lens and record a short statement explaining the return to regular use as soon as possible.

The portable cameras are used to record any interview for investigation purposes and any emergency intervention—penal or criminal.

The use of portable cameras in police interventions is highly complex and requires a carefully structured and thorough approach.

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Deployment of phase 1 of the pilot project (about thirty officers in the Section métro and Module de la circulation of the Division Sud of the SPVM).

Phase 1 began in May 2016, with some thirty police officers wearing portable cameras. To kick off the pilot project, the SPVM opted to use cameras in public places. There were two units chosen for the first camera deployment: the Section métro and the Module de la circulation of the Division Sud.

All of our warning signs are available from 450mm with sizing all the way to 1500mm. Certain roads require larger sizes due to accident history or road speed. Please contact our sales team to arrange for alternative sizing.

The portable cameras pilot project represents an important step in the methods used by the SPVM to ensure the quality of service to the population.

Just like any other request for access to information, this request is subject to the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information. The Act stipulates the rules for access.

Recordings captured in the context of a criminal or penal complaint shall be sent to the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP), who will decide what may be divulged to the accused or offender.

Should they wish to access the recordings, police officers will need to fill out a second report—a complementary report. After viewing the recording, a note stipulating that they have viewed the images shot from their camera after completing their general report shall be included in the complementary report.

As such, police officers with a portable camera will not have access to the recordings shot from their device before drafting their general report or abridged offence reports.