The police service will use the pilot project to assess the potential of the cameras to support transparency, accountability, public and officer safety, investigative outcomes and the use of footage in courts, the release said.<\/p>\n
Some police officers in Brandon started wearing the cameras earlier this week<\/a>.\u00a0That city’s police service said it will have 12 cameras to start, with the goal of having 65 in use by year’s end.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in Manitoba,\u00a0members of the RCMP<\/a>\u00a0wear body cameras, as do all officers in the\u00a0Manitoba First Nations Police Service.<\/a><\/p>\n Police body cams provide an independent account of interactions officers have with the community, the Winnipeg Police Service says. (Submitted by Winnipeg Police Service)<\/p>\n A recommendation to explore the technology for Winnipeg officers first came out in 2013<\/a> but was put on the backburner, falling to the wayside in city budgets.<\/p>\n Police Chief Gene Bowers said in March 2026, when he first announced his officers would start wearing the cameras this summer, that the cost of the technology has come down significantly in recent years.<\/p>\n Friday’s announcement provided the exact date. Bowers also previously said there is no cost during the pilot project as the cameras are being provided for free by the company.<\/p>\n![\"Image](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3e7e0ebf64187c9513fc5ec72805cf4e.jpeg\"\/)
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