As the City of Toronto ramps up its 2026 budget process, the municipality’s police service is seeking an additional $93.8 million — a seven-per-cent year-over-year increase — to bolster its operations next year.

According to a submission going to the Toronto Police Services Board’s budget sub-committee, the Toronto Police Service is looking to add 143 new uniform positions to its ranks (70 frontline officers, 16 neighbourhood officers, 17 recruitment and training officers, and 40 investigative and specialized officers).

The 2026 ask also includes 40 new civilian positions to be allocated “based on operational priorities.”

A news release issued on Monday said the new hires would allow for “responding to emergencies faster, and increasing our investigative capacity to close cases and givi

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