The Fishbowl: Labour Relations Canadian Association of Police Governance Conference Halifax, Nova Scotia August 23, 2014 Glenn Christie, Partner, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP Tom Stamatakis, President, Canadian Police Association Moderator: Frederick Biro, Executive Director, Peel Police Services Board
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Canada s police forces have to innovate or cut back, Toews tells summit Globe and Mail January 16, 2013 I ll be blunt, police services face two options: They can do nothing and eventually be forced to cut drastically,..or they can be proactive, get ahead of the curve and have greater flexibility in designing and implementing both incremental and meaningful structural reforms. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews Speaking at the Economics of Policing Summit, Ottawa- January 2013 The cops and firefighters are taking home the biggest paycheques in town. While other public-sector salaries are frozen, their pay is rising faster than inflation. And the cost is eating small-town budgets. - Globe and Mail April 17, 2014 Law Enforcement must adapt to new era of fiscal restraint. Globe and Mail March 21, 2012 Nationally, over the past 14 years even adjusting for inflation- police spending has risen annually like a swollen spring river. This while crime has been dropping in Canada over the last decade and the number of cops has been going up. So, of course, has their pay and benefits, but at a rate higher than other civic workers and even higher than inflation. - Gordon Sinclair Jr. - Winnipeg Free Press March 24, 2014
Growth 1998-2013 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Population Growth Source: Statistics Canada
Growth 1998-2013 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Population Growth Police Officers Growth Source: Statistics Canada
Growth 1998-2013 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 *Rate of Police Strength continued to decline in 2013-3 rd consecutive annual decrease Police Resources in Canada 2013- Statistics Canada Population Growth Police Officers Growth Total Police Personnel Growth Source: Statistics Canada
Growth 1998-2013 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Population Growth Police Officers Growth Total Police Personnel Growth CPI Source: Statistics Canada
Growth 1998-2013 92% 74% 55% 37% 18% 0% 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Population Growth Police Officers Growth Total Police Personnel Growth CPI Source: Statistics Canada Total Police Expenditure Growth
Police Personnel Growth vs Criminal Code Incidents Trends 2000-2013 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013-10% -15% Index: Police Officer Growth Year 2000: 55,954 * Police & Civilian (Total Personnel) Year 2000 : 75,861* Criminal Code Incidents- Year 2000: 2,335,540* *Statistics Canada Police Resources in Canada 2013 Police Officers Growth Total Police Personnel Growth Criminal Code Incidents
Salary Ranking Canada - Average Hourly Rate (2002-2012) $28.00 $23.00 $18.00 Secondary School Teachers Registered Nurses Elementary Teachers Police Officers (Except Commissioned) Firefighters Social Workers Ambulance/Paramedics 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 *Police Resources in Canada 2013 Statistics Canada Police Officer average hourly wage remained 4 th in ranking over the past 10 years Highest percentage change 2002-2012 - Ambulance/Paramedical Occupations at 21% Police percentage change 2002-2012 is 7% Firefighter percentage change 2002-2012 is12%
60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2002 2003 Total Expenditures vs Per Capita Costs 2002-2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Current Dollars Express the cost of items in terms of the year in which the expenditure occurs Constant Dollars Dollars of a particular base year, which are adjusted (by inflation or deflation) to show changes in the purchasing power of the dollar Sources: Table 11 Juristat Article-Police Resources in Canada 2013 Total Expenditures in Current Dollars - % Increases from Previous Year Per Capita Costs -Current Dollars -% Increases from Previous Year Per Capita Costs - Constant Dollars - % Increases from Previous Year
Percentage of City/Regional Budget 2004-2014 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% Vancouver Peel Halifax Shelburne 5.0% 0.0% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 *Budgets have remained consistent over the past 10 years *Shelburne As of May 2013 one member on STD/LTD salary & benefits still form part of the budget which accounts for budget increases Averages: Vancouver 19.5% Halifax 12.4% Peel 36.5% Shelburne 26.4%