Complaints about police
Last reviewed March 2024 by the Clicklaw editors
In BC, police are held to professional standards of conduct. If you think the police treated you unfairly or broke the law, you can file a complaint against them. This includes any improper actions during traffic stops, protests, or arrests, such as using too much force.
Explore the links below to reliable online guides and tools and to organizations in BC. They have been chosen by librarians at Courthouse Libraries BC.
Selected resources
Dial-a-Law: Complaints Against Municipal Police
People’s Law School
If you are concerned about a police officer’s conduct, you have options, from filing a complaint to suing. Learn how the options differ, and the steps in filing a complaint.
Last reviewed March 2024
A Toolkit for Submitting FOI Requests to Municipal Police
BC Civil Liberties Association
This resource explains your rights under FIPPA when you request information from police and includes step-by-step instructions on filing an FOI request with municipal police departments, sample wording and templates, and what to expect in response.
Last reviewed July 2025
Dial-a-Law: Complaints Against the RCMP
People’s Law School
If you are concerned about an RCMP officer’s conduct, you have options, from filing a complaint to suing. Learn how the options differ, and the steps in filing a complaint.
Last reviewed March 2024
Make a Complaint (against the RCMP)
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP
Explains how to make a complaint about the conduct of an RCMP member. It includes a complaint form PDF, which is also available in multiple languages.
Last reviewed March 2024
Making a Complaint Against the Police
BC Civil Liberties Association
This guide will help you make a complaint against municipal police or the RCMP.
Last reviewed March 2024