About CPCA
Directors
PRESIDENT - Brad Gillespie, Ontario
Prior to becoming President, Brad had been the CPCA director representing Ontario for over 3 years. Brad has been involved in Policing in Canada for over 30 years and started his career with the Winnipeg Police Service. Brad has also spent many years in the Canadian Military.
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BC CPCA Director - Cal Ewer of the Victoria police service K9 unit.
Cal has been a member of the Victoria Police Department for over 20 years and has been assigned to canine since 2010. Cal currently works a dual purpose canine and a single purpose explosive detection dog. Recently the Saanich Police and the Victoria Police Department integrated their canine programs forming the Integrated Canine Service, where Cal is the NCO and Trainer. Cal is a Master Trainer with C.L.E.A.R certification through the CPCA. Cal looks forward to serving canine handlers in British Columbia.
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AB CPCA Director - Jason McGregor Calgary Police Service
Jason is the newest CPCA Director and is serving as the Alberta Director, he is a long time member of the Calgary City police Canine Unit and the CPCA. Jason is a CLEAR certified trainer and represents all of the dog handlers in Alberta.
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Prairie CPCA Director - Cory Goodwin of the Saskatoon City Police K9 unit
Cory is a 20yr member. He was assigned to the Saskatoon Police Canine Unit in 2010. In 2019, was promoted to NCO in charge of the team. He is a C.L.E.A.R. Certified Trainer and is serving his first term as the Prairie Director.
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ONTARIO DIRECTOR - Paul has been a Police Officer for 27 years. In 2005 he started in Canine and in 2015 became the units training Sergeant. Paul is currently handling his third Police Canine(PSD Flynn) He is a first time CPCA director.
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EAST COAST DIRECTOR - Phil MacDonald - Halifax Regional Police
Phil is a long term member of the Canadian Police Canine Association and is a 25 year member of the Halifax Regional Police. He has been a handler for 20 years and continues to be one of the trainers in Halifax. He is the East Coast Director of the CPCA representing Atlantic Canada.
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RCMP CPCA Director - Chris Brinnen - Retired RCMP handler
Chris Brinnen spent 19 years as a dog handler with the RCMP, retiring in 2021, and has been a member of the CPCA for 18 of those years. Chris continues to work with dogs, mostly with the BC Search Dog Association. He continues to be involved in the CPCA in his retirement.
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CPCA DIRECTOR - Murray deRuiter - Ontario
Murray has been a long time member of the CPCA and he is serving his second term as Director. Murray has been a K9 trainer since 2014 and has his CLEAR Master trainers designation.
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CBSA / CORRECTIONS Director - Todd Fulton of Canada Border Services
Todd Fulton is a K9 handler with the Canada Border Services Agency. He and his partner, detector dog Peanut, won 1st place at the 2017 and 2018 CPCA trials; as well as 2nd place in 2022.
Todd is one of 88 detector dog teams located across the country.
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DIRECTOR / Police Detector dogs - Dennis Dalziel of the Edmonton Police Service
Dennis has been a member of the Edmonton Police Service for 17 years. He has been assigned to the Canine Unit for the past 10 years and currently holds the role of Detection Trainer. He has worked with General Purpose, Drug Detection and HRD Detection dogs in the past. He is a CLEAR certified Detection Trainer and looks forward to taking over the Detection Director position within the CPCA.
SECRETARY / WEB Writer - Cliff Samson
Cliff Samson was the President of the CPCA from 2002 - 2010. He was again voted in as the Secretary in 2012 for his continued role in the CPCA. Cliff Samson is a retired member of the Winnipeg Police Service where he was a member of their K9 unit for over 15 years. After retiring from the Winnipeg Police he worked for the Manitoba Emergency Services college where he ran their provincial K9 training program for 8 years.
Treasurer - Sgt. Jody Lorence, Regina Police Service
Sgt. Lorence has been a member of the CPCA since starting his career in Regina as a canine handler in 2008. He is currently the Sergeant for the Regina Police Canine Unit working with his third police canine, PSD Ralph.
He proudly served as Prairie Director for two successive terms and is now the Treasurer for the CPCA.
CLEAR DIRECTOR - Adam Segin - Edmonton Police Service
The Canine Law Enforcement Accreditation Registry is the certifying body for the trainers and Canine Units of the Canadian Police Canine association.
Adam is a Director for CLEAR and was appointed to the position at the 2017 CPCA AGM.
In Memorium
CPCA Advisor - Brian Amm, Retired Calgary Police Service (Recent recipient of the CPCA - Lifetime Achievement Award)
Brian Amm, passed away on December 22, 2013 after a lengthy illness. Brian will be missed although his legacy will continue through the Canadian Police Canine Association.
Brian Amm was a retired Police Officer and trainer from the Calgary Police Service. Brian had been involved in the Canadian Police Canine Association since it began back in 1978. Brian was the longest serving Active member of our Association and as a result, had been kept on as a permanent Director and our historical advisor. Brian was still active in the training and Certifying of Police Service Dogs for several agencies and assisted with training seminars across the country right up until his passing.
Over the years Brian has held every position possible on the CPCA board of directors including the President and Secretary Treasurer. Throughout the History of the CPCA, Brian Amm is the only member that has finished in 1st Place overall at the CPCA trials in three seperate years with three seperate Police Service Dogs.
On September 9th, 2012 Brian was presented with the Canadian Police Canine Associations "Lifetime Achievement Award" for his years of dedicated Service to the CPCA and its members. Brians long time friend Cannie Stark was with Brian at the 2012 CPCA trials in Regina, Saskatchewan when he was presented with the award.
