List of police firearms in Canada

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Smith & Wesson Model 5946
Glock 17 Gen4 pistol
Sig Sauer P226
Smith & Wesson M&P
Sig Sauer P320
Heckler & Koch P2000

The following is a list of firearms used by police forces in Canada. The vast majority of firearms used by Canadian police are semi-automatic.

Federal Police

Force Model Calibre type Action Origin Details Reference
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Smith & Wesson 5946 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol DAO  USA Standard issue sidearm [1]
Canadian Forces Military Police SIG Sauer P225 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol DA/SA  Germany Standard issue sidearm [2]
Canada Border Services Agency Beretta Px4 Storm 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol DAO  Italy Standard issue sidearm
Parliamentary Protective Service SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol DA/SA  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Fisheries and Oceans Smith & Wesson 5946 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol DAO  USA Standard issue sidearm

Provincial Police/ Provincal Law Enforcement

Force Province Model Calibre type Action Origin Details Reference
Ontario Provincial Police Ontario Ontario Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol SFA  Austria Standard issue sidearm [3]
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland & Labrador SIG Sauer P226 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol DAK  Germany Standard issue sidearm [4] [5]
Sûreté du Québec Quebec Quebec Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol SFA  Austria Standard issue sidearm [6]
Alberta Sheriffs Branch Alberta Alberta Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol SFA  Austria Standard issue sidearm [7]

Regional and Municipal Police

Force Province Model Calibre type Origin Details Reference
Abbotsford Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Barrie Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [8]
Brockville Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Calgary Police Service Alberta Alberta Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [9]
Camrose Police Service Alberta Alberta Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Central Saanich Police Service British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Cobourg Police Service Ontario Ontario SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Charlottetown Police Department Prince Edward Island PEI Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Delta Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Durham Regional Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Edmonton Police Service Alberta Alberta Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [10]
Fredericton Police New Brunswick New Brunswick SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm [citation needed]
Gatineau Police Department Quebec Quebec Smith & Wesson M&P .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm [11]
Greater Sudbury Police Service Ontario Ontario Smith & Wesson M&P .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm [12]
Guelph Police Service Ontario Ontario SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Halifax Regional Police Nova Scotia Nova Scotia SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Halton Regional Police Service Ontario Ontario Smith & Wesson M&P .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm [13]
Hamilton Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Kingston Police Ontario Ontario Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [14]
Lacombe Police Service Alberta Alberta SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Lethbridge Police Service Alberta Alberta SIG Sauer P226 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
London Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17
Glock 22		 9×19mm
.40 S&W		 Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Medicine Hat Police Service Alberta Alberta Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Nelson Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
New Westminster Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Niagara Regional Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
North Bay Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Ottawa Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [15]
Peel Regional Police Ontario Ontario Smith & Wesson M&P .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm [16]
Port Moody Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Rivière-du-Nord Municipal Police Quebec Quebec SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Regina Police Service Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [17]
Kennebecasis Regional Police Force New Brunswick New Brunswick SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Saanich Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Saskatoon Police Service Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [18]
Service de police de la Ville de Laval Quebec Quebec Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Service de police de Longueuil Quebec Quebec Heckler & Koch P2000 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm [19]
Service de police de la Ville de Montréal Quebec Quebec Glock 19 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Service de police de la Ville de Québec Quebec Quebec Walther P99 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Saugeen Shores Police Service Ontario Ontario SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Shelburne Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
South Simcoe Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Summerside Police Department Prince Edward Island PEI SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Taber Police Service Alberta Alberta SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Thunder Bay Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17
Glock 26		 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [20]
Toronto Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 22
Glock 27
Glock 17
Glock 19		 .40 S&W
.40 S&W
9×19mm Parabellum
9×19mm Parabellum		 Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Regular uniformed officers
Detectives
Emergency Task Force
Emergency Task Force		 [21]
Vancouver Police Department British Columbia British Columbia SIG Sauer P226 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm [22]
Victoria Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Waterloo Regional Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
West Grey Police Ontario Ontario SIG Sauer P320 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
West Vancouver Police Department British Columbia British Columbia SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Windsor Police Service Ontario Ontario Smith & Wesson M&P .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm [23]
Winnipeg Police Service Manitoba Manitoba Glock 22
Glock 35		 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Tactical Support Unit issue sidearm		 [24]
York Regional Police Ontario Ontario Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [25]

Railway Police

Force Railway Model Calibre type Origin Details Reference
CN Police Canadian National Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Canadian Pacific Police Service Canadian Pacific Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Via Rail Police Via Rail

Defunct Police

Force Locale Type Years Model Calibre type Origin Details Reference
Alberta Provincial Police Alberta Alberta Provincial 1917–1932 Smith & Wesson Military & Police .38 S&W Special Service Revolver  USA Standard issue sidearm
British Columbia Provincial Police British Columbia British Columbia Provincial 1871–1950 Smith & Wesson Heavy Duty .38 S&W Special Service Revolver  USA
Canadian Military Police Corps  Canada Military 1917–1920
Dominion Police  Canada Federal 1868–1920 Enfield Mk II .476 Enfield Service Revolver  UK [26]
New Brunswick Highway Patrol New Brunswick New Brunswick Provincial 1978–1989
Newfoundland Rangers  Newfoundland Federal 1935–1950 Webley Mk VI .455 Webley Service Revolver  UK Standard issue sidearm
North-West Mounted Police  Canada Federal 1873–1920 Colt New Service .45 Colt Service Revolver  USA Standard issue sidearm [26]
Ports Canada Police  Canada Federal 1983–1998
Saskatchewan Provincial Police Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Provincial 1917–1928

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