[citation needed] Their 60,000 members serve in 160 police services across Canada at the federal, provincial and municipal level.

[citation needed] At their annual convention in Victoria, British Columbia in August 2006, Canadian Professional Police Association members agreed to revert the name back to the Canadian Police Association because it was more recognizable and user friendly.

[citation needed] Part of the mandate of the Canadian Police Association is to "lobby governments on police-related legislative and policy issues."

The Canadian Police Association first registered as a lobbyist, with Tom Stamatakis as President on November 13, 2003.

The Canadian Police Association states that police officers accept this risk, with the expectation that they will be properly supported by their employers, lawmakers and the justice system when they are the subject of malicious attacks, including malicious allegations with respect to conduct.

The laws, policies and practices concerning the support and treatment afforded to police officers often vary by jurisdiction.

[citation needed] According to a public advisory by the Calgary Police Foundation (CPF) the CPA had a contract with Front Line Support Inc,[10] a professional for-profit fundraising telemarketer with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario and Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

"[13] In 2016, a BC Human Rights Tribunal observed that the "noted that lobby groups like The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police do almost nothing but advocate for law reform, and theirs cannot be the only legitimate voice.

[14] In 2016, they lobbied for "legislation that would give police the ability to get a warrant to 'compel the holder of an encryption key or password to reveal it to law enforcement' to unlock electronic devices.