10/06/2026
Saskatchewan holds a unique place in Canadian policing history as the first province to extend Crown commissions, traditionally reserved for senior officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, to senior municipal police leaders. Following amendments to The Police Act, 1990 in 2005, the Province established the Lieutenant Governor's Commission program, recognizing the authority and responsibilities of police chiefs and senior commanders who exercise command on behalf of the Crown. The inaugural commissions were presented in 2007, and since then Government House has hosted ceremonies conferring commissions upon eligible municipal police leaders throughout Saskatchewan. A Lieutenant Governor's Commission is a formal instrument of appointment issued under the authority of the Crown, affirming the commissioned officer's authority to command and administer a police service within the Province of Saskatchewan.
Continuing this distinguished tradition, Chief Robert A. Duttchen, C.D., Chief of the Corman Park Police Service, was granted a Lieutenant Governor's Commission as a Senior Police Officer of Saskatchewan. The commission, issued in the name of His Majesty King Charles III and bearing the Great Seal of Saskatchewan, was presented by Her Honour the Honourable Bernadette McIntyre, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, at the direction of the Honourable Michael Weger - Sask Party MLA for Weyburn-Bengough, Minister of Community Safety. The appointment formally recognizes Chief Duttchen's authority to hold and exercise the office of Chief of the Corman Park Police Service and reflects the confidence placed in him by the Crown, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the communities served by the province's municipal police services.