Our board-approved strategic plan puts an emphasis on creating a diverse and accountable police service that is focused on community-based policing practices and public safety. 

SPS’s strategic plan is informed through extensive community consultation and stakeholder relations. SPS uses a combination of opinion surveys, stakeholder interviews, and focus groups to develop the strategies and priorities within its strategic plan. 

Strategic priorities 

SPS's 2026 strategic plan was developed in collaboration between SPS staff and the Board. This plan will help set the direction for 2026 and position SPS for success as the local, modern police service for Surrey. The Plan's strategic priorities include:

• Complete the Transition: We remain committed to completing the historic transition to a municipal policing 
  model, ensuring a deliberate, district-by-district transfer of responsibilities from the RCMP through to the end of 2027.
• Optimize Community Policing: We will deliver a community policing model that is proactive, visible, 
  and rooted in local needs. 
• Optimize Community and Business Engagement: We will deepen our relationship with the diverse communities we serve by advancing meaningful, accessible, and responsive engagement.
• Invest in Our People:  We will continue to build a modern, resilient organization by investing in the people who provide our service to the community. Through a strategic focus on recruiting, SPS will continue to attract a diverse, highly skilled workforce that reflects the community we serve.
• Optimize Technology: We will leverage modern technology to enhance efficiency and transparency, strengthen investigative capability, and improve the safety of both our officers and the community we serve.

You can read the 2026 Strategic Plan here.