VANCOUVER – The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) is officially endorsing Telus WISE (Wise Internet and Smartphone Education), a unique educational program focused on helping Canadian families stay safe online.
The Telus WISE Internet and smartphone safety program has two tailored components – one aimed at adults interested in helping them and their families remain safer online, while the second, Telus WISE footprint, appeals directly to youth. To date, the Telus WISE program has reached more than 300,000 Canadians.
Members of the CACP Board of Directors are encouraging policing services within their jurisdictions to utilise the Telus WISE program across the country and make the program materials and resources available in their communities. Telus WISE materials are also available to policing services nationally upon request and via Telus WISE partners including the Amanda Todd Foundation, Bullying.org, Canadian Centre for Child Protection, Hockey Canada, MediaSmarts, and PREVNet.
"The online safety and security of Canadian families is vitally important to the Telus team, and we are proud to have the highly respected Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police endorse the Telus WISE program," said Andrea Goertz, SVP strategic initiatives, and chief communications and sustainability officer, in the news release. "Our collaboration with the CACP, its members across Canada, and our other Telus WISE partners will strengthen our collective ability to help our loved ones remain safe online."
"The CACP's mandate is to focus on the safety and security of all Canadians through innovative police leadership," added Jim Chu, president of the CACP and chief constable of the Vancouver Police. "We are proud to endorse the Telus WISE program as an excellent example of how we collaborate with innovative corporate partners such as Telus to make additional educational resources more easily accessible to members of our communities all across Canada including those in our northernmost regions."
