Matthew Torigian

Matthew Torigian is an international leader in policing and public policy with a 40-year career involving all aspects of community safety, having served as Ontario’s Deputy Solicitor General and as chief of police for the Waterloo Regional Police Service. In June 2025, Torigian was appointed Deputy Minister of the newly formed Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services for the Government of Alberta. Prior to this appointment, Torigian was the Chief Strategy Officer for Niche Technology, a Canadian-based global software company focused on case management. As a Distinguished Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Torigian contributes to the Community Safety and Policing Research Program by facilitating symposiums, participating in the design and delivery of research initiatives, along with mentoring graduate students in their pursuits of a career in public service.

Torigian served as the Deputy Solicitor General of Community Safety from 2014-2018 and led a comprehensive community safety transformation through the passing of the Safer Ontario Act. The groundbreaking legislation resulted in the mandating of Community Safety and Well-Being Planning to every municipality in Ontario; created Canada’s first Inspector General of Policing; and enabled Indigenous Police Services equitable access and rights to adequate and effective policing. In his current Deputy Minister position, Torigian is responsible for working across government with a mandate to design and implement a seamless, integrated model of care for all Albertans.

Matt is a published author and holds a Master of Public Administration from Western University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Wilfrid Laurier University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, the FBI National Executive Institute, and was invested as an Officer of the Order of Merit of Police Forces in 2012. Matt is also a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award.

Updated July, 2025