Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General mission is to develop public safety policy and legislation and deliver associated services and programs, and administer regulations for the liquor, cannabis, and gambling sectors.

Featured topics

• BC Coroners Service
  The BC Coroners Service investigates all unnatural, sudden and unexpected, unexplained or unattended deaths in British Columbia. 
• BC Corrections
  BC Corrections helps keep British Columbians safe by managing adults who are in custody or under community supervision.
• Crime Victims
  Help is available if you have been impacted by a crime or violence.
• Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch
  Gambling enforcement activities are essential to maintaining the integrity of gambling in B.C. 
• Liquor and Cannabis Regulation
  The Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch oversees the regulation and licensing of liquor and non-medical cannabis establishments and events.
• Office of the Fire Commissioner
  The Office of the Fire Commissioner (OFC) administers and enforces B.C.'s fire safety legislation. Additionally, the OFC leads provincial fire reporting programs and establishes minimum training standards for firefighters, fire inspectors and fire investigators.
• Policing in B.C.
  With diverse communities with their own needs for policing the province receives police services from multiple areas, including: RCMP federal, provincial and municipal forces, and a First Nations administered police force.
• Stop extortion
  Working together to investigate, prevent, and stop extortion-related crimes targeting our communities.
• RoadSafetyBC
  Works with law enforcement, professional organizations, government agencies, non-governmental organizations and community groups toward the goal of ensuring British Columbia has the safest roads in North America.

Featured services

• VictimLinkBC
  A toll-free, confidential, multilingual service available across B.C. and the Yukon 24 hours a day, 7 days a week that provides information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence. VictimLinkBC can be accessed by calling or texting 1-800-563-0808 or sending an email to VictimLinkBC@bc211.ca.
• Security Industry Licencing
  Security Services Act, businesses and individuals offering security services must hold a valid security licence issued by the Registrar of Security Services.
• Driver medical fitness reports
  To help keep British Columbia’s roads safe, RoadSafetyBC assesses the medical fitness of drivers and decides about licensing.
• Online Criminal Record Checks
  The Criminal Record Review Act ensures that people who work with or may potentially have unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults undergo a criminal record check by the Criminal Records Review Program.
• Armoured Vehicle, Body Armour and Metal Recycling Permits
  Learn about permits you need to operate an armoured vehicle, possess body armour or purchase regulated metal in B.C.

Minister and Minister of State

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Deputy Ministers