Glen Lewis
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General - Policing and Security Branch

Glen has been serving as the Assistant Deputy Minister & Director of Policing and Law Enforcement Services since December 2022. Including his previous role as Associate Director of Policing in British Columbia, he has over 30 years of criminal justice experience, including serving as the first civilian director of policing in Manitoba and Executive Director of Policing and Public Safety. Glen has extensive experience working with Indigenous, Municipal, Provincial and Federal policing leaders, elected officials and senior justice officials on law enforcement, justice, and Criminal Code reforms. He has held statutory appointments as the Director of Policing, Director of Witness Security, Director of Victim Services, and other statutory appointments related to organized crime and public safety threats. Glen has served on the executive of integrated investigative units targeting organized crime and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and initiatives designed to address opioid use. He also served as the co-chair of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Senior Officials Working Group on law and policy reform on organized crime. He brings years of experience leading the design and implementation of legislation, including major Police Act reforms, civil forfeiture, and civil-based models to address crime and public safety.

Prior to moving to British Columbia, Glen served as Senior Advisor to the Clerk of Executive Council in Manitoba, where he worked with senior executives on public safety and initiatives crossing multiple departments.