FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 12, 2025

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) is proud to announce the winner of an award recognizing a member of the policing community that has made significant and outstanding contributions to road safety throughout their career through education, enforcement, training and/or community-based programs.

This year, the CACP Road Safety Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Accident Support Services International Ltd., was presented to Superintendent Grant St. Germaine of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

Superintendent St. Germaine began his RCMP career in 1977 and has devoted 48 years to traffic enforcement, earning a national reputation as a leader, advocate, mentor, and expert witness. He is deeply committed to working with stakeholders to save lives on Canada’s roads.

When he took over Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) program in 2017, he quickly transformed it—adding 28 officers, forging new partnerships with police agencies, and expanding coverage into new regions within 18 months. He introduced analytical reporting systems to monitor productivity, created a performance recognition framework for frontline members, and strengthened relationships with Saskatchewan First Nations. Many First Nations Chiefs now seek him out personally for his collaborative approach to traffic safety in their communities.

Superintendent St. Germaine has championed numerous innovations, including unmarked police vehicles, expanded motorcycle patrols, the creation of a centralized motorcycle training hub for Saskatchewan police, and the Roving Traffic Unit (RTU) interdiction team. Under his leadership, the RTU team seized more than $50 million in drugs and nearly $1 million in cash between 2022 and 2024—which remains North America’s largest single-vehicle cocaine and methamphetamine seizure on a single vehicle stop.                               

In a Canadian first, he implemented a 100% mandatory alcohol screening policy for all RCMP traffic stops. This, along with other enforcement strategies, helped drive Saskatchewan’s fatal collision rates to historic lows not seen since the 1950s—despite rapid population growth and tens of thousands of new drivers. Under his leadership, enforcement actions in the CTSS program rose from 54,532 in 2016 to 145,427 in 2023, while motorcycle patrols proved dramatically more effective than marked vehicles in detecting distracted driving and seatbelt misuse.

"From his early days on Highway Patrol in Newfoundland to his current leadership in Saskatchewan, Superintendent St. Germaine has remained an active presence on the road. His professionalism and vision have shaped traffic safety policy at both the provincial and national levels, helping to make Canada’s roads among the safest in the world." — Chief Superintendent André Phelps, Co-Chair, CACP Traffic Safety Committee.

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For further information or to arrange a media interview, please contact:

Natalie Wright
Communications Manager
communications@cacp.ca 
613.838.8807