"Our communities are grieving. This moment is unprecedented, yet in many ways we have been here before."

Anti-racism advocates say the provincial regulations are a "necessary" step to ensure police accountability.

Ontario's anti-racism directorate was established in 2016 with a mission to hold public consultations on practices like carding and street checks. The anti-racism directorate's overall budget will be $4,920,000 in 2019, a decrease of $200,000 over last year.