Bolo Program

What Bolo Program does

Bolo Program is a non-profit charitable initiative launched in 2018 under the umbrella of the Stephan Crétier Foundation (itself established in 2006). Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, the program's core function is to amplify wanted fugitive notices issued by Canadian police services through social media and digital platforms, materially broadening the broadcast reach of law enforcement bulletins. It operates in partnership with over 30 Canadian police services and Crime Stoppers programs to source and circulate fugitive information, and offers financial rewards denominated in Canadian dollars to citizens whose tips lead to apprehension.

The program's technology stack centers on social media amplification rather than any proprietary platform — no dedicated mobile app, API, software product, or formal technology architecture was disclosed. The service is delivered entirely free of charge to both police services and taxpayers, positioning Bolo Program as a public-good initiative rather than a commercial enterprise. Operational scale, per available data, is small: the organization has between 1 and 10 employees.

Bolo Program is funded exclusively through charitable donations channeled through the Stephan Crétier Foundation. Its founder, Stephan Crétier, is concurrently the founder, chairman, president, and CEO of GardaWorld Security Corporation, a large private security firm — a relationship that likely provides reputational, governance, and possibly donor-network leverage to the program. The organization has also entered into a cross-border partnership with the US Marshals Service, signaling potential for jurisdictional expansion beyond Canada.

Name

Bolo Program

Legal name

The Stephan Crétier Foundation

Website

https://boloprogram.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bolo Program is a Montréal-based non-profit launched in 2018 under the Stephan Crétier Foundation that amplifies Canadian police fugitive notices via social media and offers rewards for tips leading to apprehension, partnering with 30+ Canadian police services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Services

NAICS

Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Tracking, Mantrailing & Fugitive Apprehension K9 Services (BPAKAKAI)

Keywords

• Public safety alerts
• Law enforcement support
• Most wanted campaigns
• Crime tip rewards
• Fugitive search amplification

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Charitable Funding: The Bolo Program is the main activity of the Stephan Crétier Foundation, a charitable organization established in 2006. The program does not generate revenue—it is funded by charitable donations and operates at no cost to taxpayers or police services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Bolo Program is a public safety initiative operated by the Stephan Crétier Foundation that amplifies priority wanted notices from Canadian police services through social media, digital outreach, and innovative public engagement to help locate dangerous fugitives. The program operates free of charge to taxpayers and cooperating police services and offers financial rewards of up to $50,000 for tips leading to arrests.

Product overview

The Bolo Program is a single-purpose public safety initiative operated by the Stephan Crétier Foundation. The organization runs two main offerings: (1) the Top 25 of Canada's Most Wanted, a curated public-facing list showcasing priority fugitives for whom police have requested public assistance, and (2) amplification campaigns that deploy these wanted notices across multiple social media platforms and extended time periods to maximize public reach. The program partners with over 30 Canadian police services and Crime Stoppers programs to coordinate these efforts. All program activities are free to taxpayers and police services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bolo Program Amplification Campaigns Campaigns that amplify priority wanted notices from 30+ Canadian police services across social media and digital channels, offered free of charge to police and taxpayers, with rewards of up to $50,000 for tips leading to arrests.
• Canada's Top 25 Most Wanted A curated public list of Canada's most wanted fugitives published and promoted by the Bolo Program to drive public awareness and tip generation in partnership with Canadian police services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Amplification of priority wanted notices across multiple platforms and extended time periods

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

38 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• RCMP H DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Royal Canadian Mounted Police H Division cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch for wanted notice amplification.
• Service de police de la Ville de QuébeccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Quebec City police service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Service de police de l'agglomération de LongueuilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Longueuil police service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Service de police de la Ville de MontréalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Montreal police service (SPVM) cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Sûreté du QuébeccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Quebec provincial police (Sûreté du Québec) cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Sun YouthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Sun Youth organization cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch for public outreach.
• Ottawa Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Ottawa Police Service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• National Capital Area Crime StopperscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Crime Stoppers program cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Toronto Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Toronto Police Service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Toronto Crime StopperscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Toronto Crime Stoppers cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• York Regional PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018York Regional Police cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Peel Regional PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Peel Regional Police cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Hamilton Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Hamilton Police Service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Crime Stoppers Guelph WellingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Waterloo Regional Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Waterloo Regional Police Service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Greater Sudbury Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Greater Sudbury Police Service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Windsor Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Windsor Police Service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Windsor & Essex County Crime StopperscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Ontario Provincial PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Ontario Provincial Police cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Winnipeg Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Winnipeg Police Service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Regina Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Regina Police Service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Regina Crime StopperscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Regina Crime Stoppers cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Saskatoon Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Saskatoon Police Service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Saskatoon Crime StopperscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Saskatoon Crime Stoppers cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Calgary Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Calgary Police Service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Calgary Crime Stoppers AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Calgary Crime Stoppers Association cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Edmonton Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Edmonton Police Service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Crime Stoppers Association of Edmonton and Northern AlbertacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Crime Stoppers Association of Edmonton and Northern Alberta cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Delta Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Delta Police Department cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Vancouver Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Vancouver Police Department cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Metro Vancouver Crime StopperscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British ColumbiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Integrated Homicide Investigation TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Integrated Homicide Investigation Team cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Federal Serious and Organized Crime, British ColumbiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime unit in BC cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police – E DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018RCMP E Division (British Columbia) cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police – M DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018RCMP M Division (Yukon) cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch.
• United States Marshals ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018United States Marshals Service cooperating with the Bolo Program since its 2018 launch for cross-border fugitive apprehension.
• Stephan Crétier FoundationflagshipOthersThe Bolo Program is the main activity of the Stephan Crétier Foundation, a charitable organization established in 2006. The foundation supports various not-for-profit organizations and has made numerous donations since its creation. Stephan Crétier is the founder, chairman, president and CEO of GardaWorld Security Corporation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP): The RCMP is a national police service, a Bolo partner, and runs its own wanted-persons communications across divisions (H, E, M and federal units). As Canada's federal police, the RCMP is both a collaboration partner and the entity whose in-house amplification capabilities most directly overlap with Bolo's mission.
• Crime Stoppers International: Crime Stoppers International coordinates the global network of tip-based fugitive programs and shares Bolo's public-safety/awareness mission. Multiple regional Crime Stoppers chapters are already listed as Bolo partners, making it both peer and ecosystem collaborator.
• United States Marshals Service (Fugitive Operations): The USMS runs one of the largest fugitive apprehension programs in the world and is already a Bolo Program partner. Both organizations share the core mission of locating and apprehending dangerous fugitives through public cooperation and inter-agency coordination.
• FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives: The FBI's Ten Most Wanted program is the most established U.S. analog to Bolo's Top 25 model, amplifying high-priority fugitives via public-facing lists and partner agency coordination. Bolo explicitly borrows the curated most-wanted format and extends it with multi-platform amplification campaigns.
• INTERPOL (Red Notices / Wanted Persons): INTERPOL issues Red Notices and operates global wanted-persons infrastructure across 196 countries, representing the international analog to Bolo's national fugitive amplification model. Both rely on cross-border law enforcement cooperation to circulate identifying information to the public and partner agencies.

Regional players

• Sûreté du Québec: Sûreté du Québec is a partner and one of Canada's largest provincial police services with its own fugitive public-facing communications. As a regional law enforcement body that already cooperates with Bolo, it represents the kind of police counterpart whose own amplification efforts partly substitute for or compete with Bolo's services.

Emerging players

• Project Safe Childhood (DOJ): Project Safe Childhood is a U.S. Department of Justice initiative that coordinates federal, state, and local efforts to combat child exploitation and apprehend offenders via public awareness. It shares the awareness-amplification playbook for fugitive/sexual-offender cases that Bolo applies at the Canadian national level.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC): NCMEC uses awareness campaigns, digital amplification, and law enforcement partnerships to recover missing and exploited children — a public safety awareness model structurally similar to Bolo's fugitive amplification approach. It demonstrates how a non-profit can scale awareness-driven public safety work via partnerships.
• America's Most Wanted (legacy TV program): America's Most Wanted (1988–2012, briefly revived) used mass media to crowdsource tips on fugitives and reported hundreds of captures. It is the closest historical analog to Bolo's amplification-via-attention strategy, though via television rather than social media.

Direct peers

• Crime Stoppers (Canada / Crime Stoppers International): Canadian Crime Stoppers is a direct peer and partner organization; both programs rely on public tips and police cooperation to help apprehend wanted individuals. Crime Stoppers focuses on anonymous tip submission while Bolo focuses on amplification — they are complementary rather than substitutable in Canada.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Boloprogram
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boloprogram

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