KRG-commissioned report on policing in Nunavik calls for Inuit-led police training

A report on policing in Nunavik released by the Kativik Regional Government (KRG) includes a call for Inuit-led police training. KRG produced the report following a 2015 audit of the Nunavik Police Service, which found that the police service faces challenges such as officer burnout, language and cultural barriers, and growing mistrust. It also identified barriers to training and hiring Inuit officers. Among the changes, the report calls for the creation of an Inuit-led police training facility and changes to Quebec’s Police Act to better facilitate the training and hiring of Inuit officers. For non-Inuit officers, the report also outlines recommendations for mandatory cultural and crisis-intervention training.