Late Wednesday, Public Safety Canada announced the results of a six-week pilot program that ran in parts of Cape Breton last fall, which was designed to test the system before it rolled out nationally. The Public Safety department announced it would compensate Quebec $12 million to assist in coordinating collection efforts. Quebec is one of several provinces with its own provincial police force, the Sûreté du Québec, and is the first province to publicly declare its intention to support the federal program. “We have decided against a contribution agreement and advised Public Safety Canada accordingly. Provincial involvement is not required for the federal government to implement its own policy,” Robert Gauvin, the provincial public safety minister, said in a statement.

Source: National Post January 08, 2026 11:53 UTC