Vancouver Police will issue an apology Monday in connection with the arrest of an Indigenous man and his granddaughter outside a bank in 2019.

Members of the Vancouver Police Board are expected to attend an apology ceremony this morning for Maxwell Johnson and his 12-year-old granddaughter.

They were detained and handcuffed after trying to open a bank account for the girl at a downtown Vancouver Bank of Montreal branch.

Today's ceremony in Bella Coola is meant to mark the start of co-operation between the Vancouver Police board, the Heiltsuk Nation, and the Union of B-C Indian Chiefs, as part of initiatives under a settlement announced in September.

On Sunday, the Heiltsuk Nation issued a statement saying it's possible the two officers involved in the arrest won't be attending and the traditional ceremony can't happen unless those who caused harm are present.