Stationary Automated Licence Plate Recognition

The overall objectives of Stationary Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) Systems are public safety and holding offenders accountable. ALPR Systems are effective evidentiary tools that will assist with time sensitive and intelligence-led investigations related to stolen vehicles or vehicles associated with missing persons, amber alerts, human and weapons trafficking, organized crime, and vehicles involved in active and ongoing criminal investigations.

As the largest municipality in Northern Ontario, Greater Sudbury is viewed as the gateway to the North for organized crime. Having ALPRs monitoring these intelligence-informed locations assists police to identify suspicious patterns, develop intelligence on the movement of vehicles involved, as well as conduct proactive targeting of offenders.

The ALPR system will automatically purge images of licence plates not designated as a licence plate of interest every seven (7) days.

The GSPS conducted a Privacy Impact Assessment prior to activating the ALPR systems. All licence plates entered into the ALPR system by GSPS personnel will be monitored, and audits will be conducted to ensure that the system is being utilized for a lawful purpose.

Privacy

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has released guidelines on the use of ALPRS by police services. The report ensures that the Police Service's use of this technology respects privacy rights recognized under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and that personal information is handled in a lawful manner.

Our collection, retention, use and disclosure of any personal information obtained from the ALPR program is done so in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA).

Questions

If you have any questions or concerns related to this technology, please call 705-675-9171.