Chief Fady Dagher of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal announced on 30 October 2026 that the force will take concrete steps to change its culture and to investigate, and where appropriate, prosecute the small fraction of officers accused of misconduct. The chief said the focus will be on the roughly one percent of officers implicated in wrongdoing.
The announcement comes as the SPVM faces growing scrutiny over alleged officer misconduct, prompting calls for internal reform within the police service.