CACP Data & AI Leadership Summit
December 6 - 8, 2026
Quick Links:
Contribution Opportunities Accommodations Travel Registration
From Data to Decisions: Leading the Next Era of Public Safety
Canada’s policing environment is undergoing rapid transformation. Communities expect greater transparency and accountability, crime and social pressures are becoming more complex, and emerging technologies—especially artificial intelligence—are reshaping how modern police services must operate. At the centre of this change is data.
The CACP Data & AI Leadership Summit is designed to equip Canada’s policing executives with the insight, national alignment, and strategic direction needed to lead their organizations into the next decade of public safety modernization. This event brings together decision-makers from across municipal, provincial, federal, and Indigenous policing to advance a shared vision: a consistent, ethically governed, and operationally impactful data and AI environment for Canadian policing.
Data-driven policing is no longer optional. It underpins operational readiness, officer safety, risk management, resource deployment, financial stewardship, and public trust. Artificial Intelligence amplifies these capabilities—automating labour-intensive tasks, enhancing investigations, supporting frontline decision-making, and giving command teams better predictive insights.
However, AI adoption requires strong governance, secure data architecture, and coordinated national standards. Without these foundations, policing risks fragmented systems, duplicated costs, and uneven service delivery across the country.
The Summit provides executives with actionable strategies, proven practices, and clear roadmaps to:
- Build trustworthy, high-quality data environments
- Strengthen organizational governance and oversight
- Reduce operational risk
- Modernize digital infrastructure
- Drive cultural readiness and data literacy across the workforce
- Ensure AI is deployed ethically, transparently, and safely
- Align with national priorities, legislation, and accountability frameworks
Executives will leave with a stronger understanding of how data and AI directly support their mandate—safer communities, stronger outcomes, smarter operations, and greater operational confidence.
The CACP Data & AI Leadership Summit positions policing leaders to shape Canada’s public safety future, ensuring agencies move from being data-rich to strategically insight-driven and AI-enabled.
Who Should Attend
- Law Enforcement Executives (Federal, Provincial, Municipal, First Nations)
- Senior Operational Leaders
- Technical Data AI Leaders
- Government policymakers and legal experts
- Police Association Representatives
Contribution Opportunities
CACP Data & AI Leadership Summit
Accommodations
Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel
901 Dixon Road, Toronto ON, M9W 1J5
CACP Data & AI Leadership Summit: $219 plus taxes per night
Call: 1-800-905-2811
Online: Book your room - CACP Data & AI Leadership Summit
Room Block: Held until November 16, 2026 (subject to availability)
Travel
Air Canada
Air Canada is the Official Canadian Airline for this Event.
Air Canada is offering a 10% discount on Flex fares or higher for delegates travelling to this event. To take advantage of this discount please book your flight at aircanada.com and enter the Promotion Code NFXK2TC1 in the search panel.
Registration
On-site registration check-in starts Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 17:00 and ends at 19:00. The summit begins on Monday, December 7, 2026 at 08:00 and ends on Tuesday, December 8, 2026 at 15:00.
Registration Fee
$695+ HST ($785.35) payable to Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police prior to the summit by Visa, Master Card, AMEX or cheque (includes all plenary sessions, two breakfasts, two lunches and three refreshment breaks). If payment is not received prior to the summit, delegates must provide a credit card number or purchase order to gain admission to the summit.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations made on or before September 4, 2026 are subject to a full refund less an administration fee of $75 + tax. Registrations cancelled between September 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 are subject to a 50% refund. There will be no refunds for cancellations after November 4, 2026.
Please note: If a registration is submitted after November 4, 2026, there will be no refunds issued in the event of a cancellation.