Hate Crimes in Canada: Landscape, Law and Psychological Impact
Course details
2026
| Session(s) | Location | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26-01 English | Ottawa | 2026-04-20 | 2026-04-24 |
| Tuition |
|---|
| Tuition waived for pilot course |
Notes
- Accommodations are offered to course participants. Our rooms are subject to availability and the request must be indicated on the course registration form
- Meal plans are offered to course participants. The specific meal plan must be indicated on the course registration form
- Travel grant funding is available to our non-federal law enforcement agencies
- One registration form is required to apply. Once the student is approved to attend the course, the Registrar's Office team will ensure that the student is registered for all sub-sessions.
- Tuition fee is divided according to the number of sub-sessions, resulting in several invoices. These invoices will be distributed to the organization after each sub-session.
Description
This course is designed to provide advanced and specialized instruction to support police officers actively investigating hate crimes by increasing their knowledge and understanding of:
- hate
- hate motivated crimes (HMC)
- hate motivated incidents (HMI)
- the nexus of violent extremism (VE)
- the correlations that exist between them
This course examines the legal requirements for hate crime prosecution across Canadian jurisdictions. It provides investigators with practical tools in file preparation and in the creation of consent packages for the Attorneys General.
The course has a focus on community engagement and trust, leadership in investigations, and victim support. Participants will explore the unique psychological impact hate crimes can have on victims, the police officers who investigate these crimes and the communities that they target.
Format and delivery
- Delivery setting
- Classroom
- Length of course
- 5 days
- Class size
- 24 participants
Learning outcomes
Participants will learn how to:
- define hate, HMCs, HMIs, hate motivated ideologies, and VE, and be able to differentiate key discrepancies between them
- recognize reoccurring patterns of violence, including the systematic targeting and victimization of specific community groups and examine the direct impact it has on community members
- apply federal and provincial Crown requirements in preparing consent packages for the Attorneys General to prosecute hate crime offences
- examine the long-term psychological harm of hate crime on victims and members of the policing community
- explain the current ideologically motivated threat landscape of hate crime in Canada including domestic trends and the nexus of violent extremism
- outline the 11 hallmarks that define hate in Canada
- identify early signs and stages of youth radicalization
- understand the spectrum of hate and its impact on identities
- recognize and reflect on personal biases
- examine the role of police partnership in victim support services/initiatives to build trust and engagement within communities facing hate crime
- define hate crime legislation and its appropriate application to hate crime investigations
- compare investigative avenues, organizational structures and tools available to law enforcement to develop a well-rounded victim-centered leadership approach to hate crime investigations
Eligibility and mandatory requirements
- This course is open to all police investigators, criminal analysts and individuals supporting hate crime investigations
- Acceptance or refusal in the program is at the discretion of the Canadian Police College
Assessment
- Various evaluation methods are used
Contact
For more details or other information about the course, please email cpc_registrar-registraire_ccp@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
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