BC, Ottawa Announce Joint Efforts to Address Extortion Targeting BC Communities

Federal Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree (L) speaks with B.C. Premier David Eby during a meeting on new funding to support victims of crime, in Surrey, B.C., on Nov. 28, 2025. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns

Ottawa and the government of B.C. have announced $1 million in funding to support victims of extortion, as cases rise in the province.

The announcement followed a meeting of the B.C. Extortion Task Force, which was established in September and is made up of representatives from the RCMP, the Canada Border Services Agency, and other local law enforcement agencies. The federal government said the goal of the task force was to “dismantle organized crime networks.”