E-ticketing system receiving positive feedback from Winnipeg police officers

Winnipeg police say its new e-ticketing initiative is already showing signs of success.

The Winnipeg Police Service is touting the early success of a new e-ticketing initiative.

According to a report from Police Chief Gene Bowers, the initiative has received “overwhelmingly positive” feedback from officers who are using it.

“Members have reported the system to be user-friendly and efficient when compared to manually written tickets,” Bowers writes in his report. “The electronic process greatly reduces the time required to issue the ticket, as well as administrative work, and allows members to return to enforcement duties without delay.”

The system sees officers enter Highway Traffic Act tickets into a secure digital platform called Smart Squad, which gives officers access to WPS record systems while out in the field.

According to the report, 3,365 e-tickets have been issued between Nov. 26, 2025, and Feb. 19, 2026.

Currently, 34 members of the traffic unit are trained to issue e-tickets, and all divisional community support unit traffic officers will be trained this month, Bowers wrote.

The report will be discussed when the police board meets on March 6.

-With files from CTV’s Katherine Dow