Anti-Crime Capacity Building

Overview

The Government of Canada’s Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program (ACCBP) provides up to $15 million a year to enhance the capacity of government agencies, international organizations and non-governmental entities to prevent and respond to threats posed by transnational criminal activity throughout the Americas using a variety of bilateral and multilateral project-delivery mechanisms. The ACCBP was launched by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in August 2009 during the North American Leaders' Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico.

In Central America and the Caribbean, the ACCBP focuses on illicit drug trafficking, security-sector reform and crime prevention. In the Americas more widely, the Program also seeks to tackle corruption, human trafficking and migrant smuggling, and money laundering and proceeds of crime.

The ACCBP is managed by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.

Media Room

• 2012-11-30 | Minister Ablonczy Announces Support for Criminal Justice Reform in Mexico
• 2012-10-13 | Minister Ablonczy Supports Central American Security and Stability During Visit to Belize
• 2012-08-15 | Partnering with Dominican Republic to Take On Organized Crime
• 2012-07-02 | Canada Announces Regional Support to Combat Illicit Drug Trafficking in Washington, D.C.
• 2012-06-05 | Canada Reinforces Support for Improved Security in Americas
• 2012-05-24 | Canada Announces Support to Combat Transnational Crime
• 2012-05-02 | Canada Contributes to Improving Security in Caribbean
• 2012-04-30 | Canada Announces Support for Law Enforcement Training and Combatting Transnational Crime in Caribbean
• 2012-04-15 | PM announces support to enhance security in the Americas
• 2012-04-15 | The Canada Initiative for Security in Central America
• 2012-03-24 | PM announces support for security initiatives in Thailand and Southeast Asia

Related Links

• Backgrounder | Support for Security Initiatives in Thailand and Southeast Asia
• Backgrounder | Canada provides basic training for federal police recruits
• Funding Programs
• Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program (ACCBP) and the Organization of American States (OAS) 2009-2011 Report