Winnipeg police could begin testing body-worn cameras in 2026, according to Chief Gene Bowers.

Speaking after Friday’s police board meeting, Bowers said the service is positioning itself to run a pilot project “sooner than later,” though funding requirements still need to be resolved.

“I would like to see a pilot in 2026,” he said.

“There’s a lot of moving parts with the digital management of that body-worn camera and we don’t want to overload our members, our civilian professional staff or the court, but I would like to move on it sooner than later.

Bowers noted the police already have infrastructure in place that would support a camera program. Winnipeg’s digital evidence management platform, built through a partnership with the province, allows video files, photographs and other rec

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