April 27-28-29, 2027 (3 days)
Anvil Theatre, New Westminster, BC
In-person And Virtual AttendanceClick here to go to the Presentation Proposal form.
The Use of Force Conference Committee will be taking presentation proposals for the next conference scheduled for late April - early May 2027 - specific dates and the venue location will be provided in the forthcoming months.
This conference will develop the knowledge, skills and report writing abilities essential to the professional development of the use of force instructors, police union agents, police oversight bodies and legal counsel for the provision of expert opinions for internal police processes, civil and criminal trials, Coroner's Inquests, and other related criminal justice related processes.
This conference is designed for professionals who have an interest in developing a deeper understanding of this subject matter area, or in building the foundational skills towards becoming a court-qualified use of force expert.
Learning the use of force concepts for law enforcement is a multi-layered and complex undertaking. It is rare to have the opportunity to bring together this number and calibre of subject matter experts under the umbrella of one event. This conference provides a great opportunity to learn from the top experts in their respective fields on a topic that remains one of the most challenging issues facing law enforcement today.
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❝ This was an excellent and well organized conference which I would, without question, attend again. Well done! ❞
❝ Excellent conference with an array of speakers addressing a variety of topics/issues. Very much enjoyed the material and plan on attending in person next year. ❞
❝ The committee that organized this was great! I really enjoyed my time there and the social was a good time. Thanks so much for this event and opportunity to connect with so many branches of LE and those who teach. Stephanie was a great host and really made the session move along. I enjoyed it all. I am looking forward to next year! I have spread the word to more of my colleagues and training contacts. Thank you! ❞
❝ I cannot express how happy I was to be able to attend this conference. I cannot thank the speakers and those who put it together enough. It was a very helpful experience and I have plenty of ideas I can bring back to my organization that will greatly improve our training. ❞
❝ Thanks again for all your effort in planning this conference. It was great to network in person and to have a Canadian use of force conference. I cannot begin to think of the amount of work this took. ❞
❝ The Conference was well organized and all you did a GREAT job to make the conference a huge success. Looking forward to next year's Conference 2025 ❞
❝ Very informative and well organized. Thank you to all staff involved in the planning and implementation of this program. ❞
❝ Thankyou for putting it on and all the people involved to make it happen. Please let me know when next date is next year and will register. ❞
❝ 30 years working in youth justice - youth corrections - the best conference I have attended. ❞
❝ Overall very good conference, learned alot and great networking experience. Would love to see more examples from outside of just BC. Also, incorporate some of the other leading researchers in UOF such as Force Science. ❞
Website last updated on June 12, 2025. - JD
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