List of law enforcement agencies in Canada
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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in Canada.
Federal[edit]
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Canada Post Security & Investigation Services
- Canada Revenue Agency Criminal Investigations Program[1]
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency Inspectors and Investigators
- Canadian Forces Military Police
- Correctional Service of Canada
- Competition Bureau Competition Law Officers
- Environment Canada Environmental and Wildlife Enforcement Officers
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada Fishery Officers
- Health Canada Compliance and Enforcement Officers
- National Battlefields Commission Battlefields Park Police
- Parks Canada Agency Park Wardens
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Transport Canada Inspectors
Railway (Federal)[edit]
- Canadian National Police Service (commonly referred to as the CN Police or the CN Rail Police)
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City Police (CPKC Police) (formerly known as Canadian Pacific Police Service (CPPS))
- VIA Rail Canada Police Service
Provincial and Territorial[edit]
Alberta[edit]
Provincial[edit]
- Alberta Health Services, Protective Services
- Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism, Conservation Officers
- Alberta Correctional Services Division
- Alberta Humane Society Peace Officers
- Alberta Environment and Parks - Environmental Protection Peace Officers
- Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT)
- Alberta Sheriffs Branch
Transit[edit]
- Edmonton Transit Safety and Security
- Calgary Transit Public Safety and Enforcement Section
Universities[edit]
- University of Alberta Protective Services
- Northern Alberta Institute Of Technology Protective Services
- Southern Alberta Institute Of Technology Safety and Community Services
Subprovincial[edit]
- Calgary Police Service
- Camrose Police Service
- Edmonton Police Service
- Lacombe Police Service
- Lethbridge Police Service
- Medicine Hat Police Service
- Taber Police Service
- Grande Prairie Police Service
British Columbia[edit]
Provincial[edit]
- British Columbia Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement
- British Columbia Community Safety Unit[2]
- British Columbia Conservation Officer Service
- Legislative Assembly Protective Services
- Forensic Security Operations, Forensic Services Officers
- British Columbia Correctional Service[3]
- British Columbia Natural Resources Officers[4]
- British Columbia Park Rangers[5]
- British Columbia Passenger Transportation Branch[6]
- Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia
- British Columbia Sheriff Service
- British Columbia Special Provincial Constables - Provincial Fraud Investigators
- Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia
Subprovincial[edit]
- Abbotsford Police Department
- Central Saanich Police Service
- Delta Police Department
- Nelson Police Department
- New Westminster Police Department
- Oak Bay Police Department
- Port Moody Police Department
- Saanich Police Department
- Surrey Police Service
- Vancouver Police Department
- Victoria Police Department
- West Vancouver Police Department
Transit[edit]
Manitoba[edit]
Provincial[edit]
- Manitoba Conservation Officers Service
- Manitoba Sheriff Service
- Motor Carrier Enforcement Highway Patrol [7]
- Natural Resource Officer Service
- Manitoba Corrections
Subprovincial[edit]
- Altona Police Service[8]
- Brandon Police Service[9]
- Morden Police Service[10]
- RM of Cornwallis Police Service
- RM of Whitehead Police Service
- Rivers Police Service
- Sainte-Anne Police Service[11]
- Springfield Police Service
- Victoria Beach Police[12]
- Winkler Police Service[13]
- Winnipeg Police Service
University[edit]
- University of Manitoba Campus Safety and Security (Institutional Safety Officers)
Transit[edit]
- Winnipeg Transit Insitutional Safety Officers
New Brunswick[edit]
Provincial[edit]
- Inspections and Enforcement New Brunswick
- Conservation Enforcement
- Highway Safety Enforcement
- Health Protection Services
- Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) Unit
- New Brunswick Sheriff’s Service
- Correctional Services
- Coroner's Service
Subprovincial[edit]
- Bathurst City Police Service
- Beresford, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher and Pointe-Verte Regional Police Service (B.N.P.P. Regional Police Service)
- Edmundston Police Force
- Fredericton Police Force
- Grand Falls Police Force
- Kennebecasis Regional Police Force
- Miramichi Police Force
- Saint John Police Force
- Woodstock Police Force
Newfoundland and Labrador[edit]
Provincial[edit]
- Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
- High Sheriff of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Newfoundland and Labrador Fish and Wildlife Enforcement
- Newfoundland and Labrador Corrections
University[edit]
- Memorial University Campus Enforcement and Patrol
Northwest Territories[edit]
Territorial[edit]
- Northwest Territories Highway Patrol
- Northwest Territories Renewable Resources Officer Service
- Northwest Territories Parks Officer Service
- Northwest Territories Sheriff Service
- Northwest Territories Corrections Service
Subterritorial[edit]
- Yellowknife Municipal Enforcement Division
- Inuvik Municipal Enforcement
- Hay River Municipal Enforcement
Nova Scotia[edit]
Provincial[edit]
- Nova Scotia Sheriff Service
- Nova Scotia Vehicle Transportation Inspection
- Nova Scotia Conservation Enforcement
- Nova Scotia Farm Animal Health & Welfare
- Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Child Welfare Services
- Adult Protection Services
- Nova Scotia Correctional Service
Subprovincial[edit]
- Amherst Police Department
- Annapolis Royal Police Department
- Bridgewater Police Service
- Cape Breton Regional Police Department: Sydney
- Halifax Regional Police
- Kentville Police Service
- New Glasgow Regional Police: New Glasgow
- New Glasgow Regional Police: Trenton
- Stellarton Police Service
- Truro Police Service
- Westville Police Service
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Ontario[edit]
Provincial[edit]
- Ontario Provincial Police
- Niagara Parks Police
- Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General
- Correctional Officers
- Animal Welfare Inspectors
- Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Environmental Officers
- Provincial Park Wardens
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Tobacco Enforcement Officers (through Public Health Units)
- Ontario Ministry of Finance, Fuel and Tobacco Tax Inspectors
- Legislative Protective Service
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Conservation Officers
- Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Transportation Enforcement Officers (Commercial Vehicles)
- Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, Court Enforcement Officers (Sheriff)
- Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
- Occupational Health and Safety Inspectors
- Employment Standards Officers
Subprovincial[edit]
- Aylmer Police[16]
- Barrie Police Service
- Belleville Police Service
- Brantford Police Service
- Brockville Police Service
- Chatham-Kent Police Service
- Cobourg Police Service
- Cornwall Police Service (formally known as the Cornwall Community Police Service)[17]
- Deep River Police Service
- Durham Regional Police Service
- Gananoque Police Service
- Greater Sudbury Police Service
- Guelph Police Service
- Halton Regional Police Service
- Hamilton Police Service
- Hanover Police Service
- Kawartha Lakes Police Service
- Kingston Police Force
- LaSalle Police Service
- London Police Service
- Niagara Regional Police Service
- North Bay Police Service
- Ottawa Police Service
- Owen Sound Police Service
- Peel Regional Police
- Peterborough Police Service
- Port Hope Police Service
- St. Thomas Police Service
- Sarnia Police Service
- Saugeen Shores Police Service
- Sault Ste. Marie Police Service
- Smiths Falls Police Service
- South Simcoe Police Service
- Stratford Police Service
- Strathroy-Caradoc Police Service
- Thunder Bay Police Service
- Timmins Police Service
- Toronto Police Service
- Waterloo Regional Police Service
- West Grey Police Service
- Windsor Police Service
- Woodstock Police Service
- York Regional Police
Transit[edit]
- GO Transit Customer Protection Officers (Special Constables)
- Toronto Transit Commission Transit Enforcement Unit
- OC Transpo Special Constables
- YRT Special Constable Services
- MiWay (Mississauga Transit) Enforcement Unit
Housing[edit]
- Toronto Community Housing Special Constables
Universities[edit]
- University of Toronto Campus Safety
- Brock University Campus Security Services
- Carleton University Campus Safety Services
- Fanshawe College Campus Security Services
- McMaster University Security Services
- University of Western Ontario Campus Safety and Emergency Services
- University of Windsor Campus Community Police
- Wilfrid Laurier University Special Constable Service
- University of Waterloo Special Constable Service
Prince Edward Island[edit]
Provincial[edit]
- Prince Edward Island Conservation Officers
- Prince Edward Island Department of Corrections
- Prince Edward Island Fire Marshals Office
- Prince Edward Island Highway Safety
- Prince Edward Island Sheriff Services
Subprovincial[edit]
- Charlottetown Police
- Summerside Police
- Kensington Police Service
University[edit]
- UPEI Campus Security
Quebec[edit]
Provincial[edit]
- Sûreté du Québec
- Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes
- Constable spécial du gouvernement du Québec
- Service de la protection de la faune
- Controle Routier
Subprovincial[edit]
- Service de police de la Ville de Montréal
- Service de police de la Ville de Québec
- Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau
- Service de police de la Ville de Laval
- Service de police de l'agglomération de Longueuil
- Service de police de la Ville de Blainville
- Service de police de Châteauguay
- Régie de police de Lac des Deux-Montagnes
- Service de police de l'Assomption/St-Sulpice
- Service de police de la Ville de Lévis
- Service de la sécurité publique Ville de Mascouche
- Service de police de Mercier
- Service de police de Mirabel
- Service de police de la MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais
- Service de sécurité publique de la Ville de Repentigny
- Régie intermunicipale de police Richelieu-Saint-Laurent
- Régie intermunicipale de police de Roussillon
- Service de sécurité publique de Saguenay
- Sécurité publique de Saint-Eustache
- Service de police de la Ville de Sherbrooke
- Service de police de Terrebonne
- Régie intermunicipale de police de Thérèse-de-Blainville
- Service de sécurité publique de Trois-Rivières
- Service de police de la Ville de Bromont
- Service de police de la Ville de Granby
- Régie de police de Memphrémagog
- Service de police de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- Service de police de la Ville de Saint-Jérôme
Transit[edit]
- Sûreté des réseaux de la Société de transport de Montréal (Transit Special Constables)
University[edit]
- Université de Montréal Le Bureau de la Sûreté
Saskatchewan[edit]
Provincial[edit]
- Saskatchewan Firearms Office
- Saskatchewan Vehicle Impoundment Against Sexual Exploitation (VISE)
- Saskatchewan Corrections
- Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS)
- Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST)
- Animal Protection Officers
- Provincial Protective Services Branch
- Saskatchewan Highway Patrol
- Saskatchewan Sheriff Service
- Saskatchewan Conservation Officers
- Saskatchewan Heath Authority (SHA) Security Officers
- Saskatchewan Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN)
Subprovincial[edit]
- Corman Park Police Service[18]
- Dalmeny Police Service[19]
- Estevan Police Service[20]
- Luseland Police Service[21]
- Moose Jaw Police Service[22]
- Prince Albert Police Service[23]
- Regina Police Service[24]
- Saskatoon Police Service[25]
- Vanscoy Police Service[26]
- Weyburn Police Service[27]
- Lakeland District Protective Services[28]
- File Hills First Nation Police Service[29]
University[edit]
- University of Saskatchewan Department of Protective Services
Yukon Territory[edit]
- Yukon Highway & Public Works - Carrier Compliance Division
- Yukon Sheriffs Office[30]
- Yukon Conservation Officer Service[31]
Indigenous police[edit]
Alberta[edit]
- Blood Tribe Police Service[32]
- North Peace Tribal Police Service
- Lakeshore Regional Police Service[33]
- Tsuu T'ina Nation Police Service
- Siksika Nation Police Service
British Columbia[edit]
Manitoba[edit]
- Manitoba First Nation Police Services - MFNPS (Formally: Dakota Ojibway Police Services - DOPS) serves the following areas:
- Long Plain First Nation, Sandy Bay First Nation, Swan Lake First Nation, Birdtail Sioux First Nation, Canupawakpa Dakota Nation, Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, Waywayseecappo First Nation and Opaskwayak Cree Nation.
Visit website: Manitoba First Nation Police
Ontario[edit]
Independent First Nations Police Services in Ontario
• Akwasasne Mohawk Police
• Anishinabek Police Service
• Lac-Seul Police Service
• Nishnawbe-Aski Police
• Rama Police Service
• Six Nations Police Service
• Treaty Three Police Service
• U.C.C.M Anishnaabe Police Service
• Wikwemikong Police Service
Ontario First Nations Policing Agreement (OFNPA) Administration
The OPP administers OFNPA funding and provides administrative support for First Nations whose choice of policing arrangement under the federal First Nations Policing Program takes one of two forms: an OPP-administered OFNPA option; or OPP policing under a Stream Two Agreement.
• Atikameksheng Anishnawbek (White Fish Lake) Police
• Batchewana First Nations Police
• Bear Island Police
• Neyaashiinigmiing Police formerly Cape Croker Police
• Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Police
• Georgina Island Police
• Hiawatha First Nation Police
• K.I Police ( Big Trout Lake)
• Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek Police (Gull Bay)
• Lake Helen Reserve Red Rock Band Police
• Mississauga First Nation Police
• Moravian Reserve Police
• Munsee-Delaware Police
• Oneida Police
• Pikangikum Police
• Tyendinaga Police
• Walpole Island First Nations Police
Quebec[edit]
Quebec First Nations and Inuit Police Services
• services de police Wôlinak et d’Odanak
• services de police Timiskaming
• Peacekeepers of Kahnawake Police
• services de police Naskapis
• services de police Gesgapegiag
• services de police Eagle Village
• services de police Kitigan Zibi
• service de police Kebaowek
• services de police Listuguj
• services de police Essipit
• services de police Eeyou Eenou
• service de police Nunavik
• sécurité publique d' Opitciwan
• sécurité publique d' Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam
• sécurité publique d' Pessamit
• sécurité publique d' Wemotaci
• sécurité publique d' Mashteuiatsh
• sécurité publique d' Pakua Shipi
• Service de police de Manawan
• Service de police de Pikogan
• Service de police Lac-Simon
Saskatchewan[edit]
- File Hill First Nations Police Service[35]
Fictional[edit]
In various television and film media, producers may decide to utilise fictitious law enforcement agencies for the purpose of artistic license or copyright reasons.
Local[edit]
- Algonquin Bay Police Department - police service in the CTV-Super Écran crime drama Cardinal, with jurisdiction in the fictional city of Algonquin Bay, Ontario.
- Little Big Bear Police Service - police service in the Sky Atlantic series Tin Star, covering the fictional town of Little Big Bear, Alberta.
- Metropolitan Law Enforcement - police service in the Global series Rookie Blue. The former is printed on the police force logo, however it is often referred to as the "Metropolitan Police" in show. The show is set in Toronto, but does not make overt references to the city until later seasons. The real life counterpart would be the Toronto Police Service.
- Metropolitan Police - police service in the CTV series Flashpoint and CBC Television series Cracked. A generic fictionalised version of the Toronto Police Service, it is home to the Strategic Response Unit (itself based on the Emergency Task Force).
- Regional Police - regional police service in the Showcase TV series Trailer Park Boys. The service is shown to have a Parking Enforcement Division additionally. It is a fictional/generic version of the Halifax Regional Police.
- Reverie Ipowahtaman Police Service - aboriginal police service in the Sky Atlantic series Tin Star. It covers the fictional Ipowahtaman First Nations reserve in Reverie, northern Alberta.
- St John's Police Department - police service in the CITY TV series Hudson and Rex. The actual St John's police department is the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.
- Service de Police de Grande Ourse (Great Bear Police Service) - the local police service in the 2004 Radio-Canada TV series Grande Ourse. It covers the fictional mining town of Grande Ourse (Great Bear) in northern Quebec.
- Service de Police Métropolitain (Metropolitan Police Service) - police service used in the 1998 Radio-Canada TV series Caserne 24, the 2011 Radio-Canada and 2014 Bravo-CTV series 19-2. In Caserne 24 it is the generic police service for the unnamed city the show is set in. In both versions of 19-2 it is a fictitious, generic version of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, with the uniforms and police vehicles bearing strong resemblance to the real Montreal.
- Municipal Police Service - the police service covering Dog River, Saskatchewan, the fictional town in the CTV series Corner Gas. Generally just a two person police force, who do mostly Traffic Work. The Police Agency that would actually patrol the area would be the Royal Canadian Mounted Police .
Provincial[edit]
- Securite du Quebec - the provincial police service mentioned in the Radio-Canada and Bravo series 19-2. It is a fictional version of the Sûreté du Québec.
- Sûreté Nationale du Québec - the provincial police service in the 1996 Radio-Canada TV series Omerta. It is a fictional version of the Sûreté du Québec.
Federal[edit]
- Immigration and Customs Security (Sécurité de l'immigration et des douanes) - the federal agency that is the main focus of the CBC television series The Border. Created to deal with trans-border matters including terrorism and smuggling, it operates under the supervision of Public Safety Canada. Throughout the series the agency liaises with both the Department of Homeland Security and MI6.
- Royal Canadian Federal Police, RCFP (Gendarmerie Royale Fédérale du Canada, GRFC) - national police service Sky Atlantic series Tin Star. Officers wear tan pants with a blue stripe, dark blue shirts with the service patch on either shoulder and black bulletproof vests with POLICE emblazoned on the front. It is a fictional version of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- Canada Border Patrol, CBP (Patrouille Frontalière Canadienne, PFC) - national border services agency featured in the Sky Atlantic series Tin Star. It is a fictional version of, and has similar uniforms to the Canada Border Services Agency.
- Canadian Federal Police Corps (Corps de la police Fédérale Canadianne), CFPC - national police force in the CBC Series Allegiance (2024) is a fictional version of the RCMP.
See also[edit]
- Canadian Association of Police Governance
- Crime in Canada
- Interpol
- Law enforcement by country
- Law enforcement in Canada
- List of countries by size of police forces
- Terrorism in Canada
References[edit]
- ^ Agency, Canada Revenue (2018-10-04). "The CRA's criminal investigations process". aem. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ General, Ministry of Attorney. "Community Safety Unit - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ B.C. Corrections: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/corrections
- ^ Ministry of Forests, Lands; Strategy, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. "Natural Resource Officers - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "How to Become a BC Parks Ranger". BC Parks Blog. Government of British Columbia. 10 February 2016.
- ^ Infrastructure, Ministry of Transportation and. "Passenger Transportation Compliance & Enforcement - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ Motor Carrier Enforcement: https://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/mcd/mce/
- ^ Altona Police Service: https://altona.ca/police/
- ^ Brandon Police Service: http://police.brandon.ca/
- ^ Morden Police Service: http://mordenpolice.com/
- ^ Sainte-Anne Police Service: https://www.steannepolice.ca/
- ^ Victoria Beach Police: http://www.vbpolice.ca/
- ^ Winkler Police Service: http://www.winklerpolice.ca/
- ^ "Municipal Enforcement | City of Iqaluit". www.iqaluit.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Nunavut Courts - Sheriff". www.nunavutcourts.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Aylmer Police Station". www.aylmerpolice.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Our History". Cornwall Police Service.
- ^ "Corman Park Police Service | Rural Municipality of Corman Park, SK".
- ^ https://dalmeny.ca/p/police-and-fire
- ^ https://estevanpolice.ca/
- ^ "Services".
- ^ https://mjpolice.ca/
- ^ https://papolice.ca/
- ^ https://reginapolice.ca/
- ^ https://saskatoonpolice.ca/
- ^ https://www.vanscoyrmpolice.ca/
- ^ https://weyburnpolice.ca/
- ^ https://www.ld-ps.ca/
- ^ https://filehillspolice.ca/
- ^ Yukon Sheriffs now armed: https://www.yukon-news.com/news/sheriffs-now-armed/
- ^ Yukon Department of Environment - Conservation Officer Service: https://yukon.ca/en/department-environment
- ^ Blood Tribe Police Service: http://www.bloodtribepolice.com
- ^ Lakeshore Regional Police Service: http://www.lakeshoreregionalpolice.com/
- ^ Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service: http://www.stlatlimxpolice.ca/
- ^ File Hills First Nations Police Service: http://www.filehillspolice.ca