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This work builds on previous efforts to strengthen public safety, support frontline partners and ensure offenders are held accountable.  \nThe proposals are grouped into three pillars: Safer Communities , Stronger Enforcement and Protecting Victims and the Vulnerable. In addition, Ontario is Strengthening Private and  \nIntercountry Adoptions .  \nOverview: Safer Communities  \nProtecting Ontario means having communities where everyone feels safe and secure in their homes and on their streets.  \nThe proposals under this pillar are intended to protect Ontarians and keep communities safe by modernizing public safety legislation.  \nSafer Communities – 2  \n| Initiative | Current State | Future State |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Amend the Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA)\u003Cbr>[SOLGEN/MAG] | • The CSPA establishes a modernized framework for policing and community safety to promote the provision of adequate and effective policing and police governance to all communities in Ontario. | • The government is proposing to amend the\u003Cbr>CSPA to strengthen oversight, standards, and governance rules for police service boards, as well as make operational and technical updates to effectively deliver policing in Ontario.\u003Cbr>• The government is also proposing enhancements to the CSPA that will strengthen the Office of the Inspector General of Policing and the oversight it provides. |\n| Amend the Special Investigations Unit Act (SIU Act) to strengthen oversight\u003Cbr>[MAG] | • The SIU Act is the legislative framework for the Special Investigations Unit, a civilian law enforcement agency in Ontario that has jurisdiction over municipal, regional and provincial police officers.\u003Cbr>• As a result of recent amendments to the CSPA that were part of the Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, the government has authority to make regulations authorizing classes of special constables or other groups to carry firearms. If the government exercises this authority in the future, these groups would not be subject to independent SIU oversight. This creates a gap in independent oversight. | • The government is proposing amendments to the SIU Act to allow the Lieutenant Governor to extend oversight for special constables or other groups authorized to carry firearms through regulation.\u003Cbr>• This would ensure that the government can expand SIU oversight to enforcement groups that are given authorization to carry and use firearms, such as special constables, and serious incidents involving these groups would be subject to independent investigations. |\n\n Safer Communities – 3  \n\n| Initiative | Current State | Future State |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Streamline early resolution for Part 1 matters under the Provincial Offences Act\u003Cbr>[MAG] | • The provincial offences act (POA) courts are experiencing increasing operational strain with growing case backlogs, process inefficiencies, and limited judicial capacity. 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