Andrew Chan

Superintendent Andrew Chan began his career with the Vancouver Police Department as a reserve constable in 1997, and was sworn in as a regular constable in 1999. He was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and immigrated to Canada with his family at a young age.

Superintendent Chan spent the first five years of his career as a frontline constable, and also held assignments walking the beat, on the bicycle squad, and as a member of the Public Safety Unit. In 2004, he was selected to the Emergency Response Team as a tactical operator, where he held a variety of specialty assignments, and was a key member of the training cadre for the 2010 Winter Olympics deployment.

In 2011, Superintendent Chan was promoted to sergeant and held supervisory positions as an operational patrol sergeant and ERT Tactical Team Leader. In 2016, he was assigned to the Human Resources Section, and held positions as the sergeant-in-charge of the Department Security Office and staff-sergeant-in-charge of the HR operations and employee services for sworn and civilian professional members.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Superintendent Chan was assigned as a Silver Commander in the VPD’s Department Operations Centre, and he is executive lead in charge of the Pandemic Working Group. He is also the executive lead responsible for the development of the VPD’s 2022-2026 strategic plan.

Superintendent Chan has completed the National Critical Incident Commander Program at the Canadian Police College (CPC) and is a qualified Level-2 Critical Incident Commander. He has presented at a number of national conferences including the Law of Policing Conference and the Mental Health First Responder Speaker Series Conference. In 2019, Superintendent Chan was elected to the Board of Directors of the BC Borstal Association, where he volunteers his time to community safety and trauma-informed wellness programs.

Promoted to superintendent in 2020, he was assigned to Disciplinary Authority Services Superintendent, where he was responsible for the adjudication of Police Act discipline proceedings. He is currently in charge of Operations, South Command, where he is responsible for patrol districts 3 and 4, the Emergency & Operational Planning Section, the Emergency Response Section, and the Traffic Section.

Superintendent Chan serves as a member on a number of provincial and national policing committees, and he co-chairs the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Emergency Management Committee and Leadership Conference Planning Committee.

Superintendent Chan is the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal of Valour and Meritorious Service, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, and 10 VPD commendations.