List of law enforcement agencies in Canada

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in Canada.

Federal[]

Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Horseback in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica (Ottawa)

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
- Canadian Forces National Investigation Service
Competition Bureau
Correctional Service of Canada
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
Parliamentary Protective Service Constables
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Transport Canada Inspectors

Railway[]

Canadian National Police Service
Canadian Pacific Police Service
VIA Rail Canada Police
BNSF Rail Police

Provincial and Territorial[]

Alberta[]

Mounted members of the Calgary Police Service

Alberta Sheriffs Branch prisoner transport van

Provincial[]

Alberta Community Peace Officers
Alberta Parks Conservation Officers
Alberta Correctional Services Division
Alberta Environment and Parks - Environmental Protection Peace Officers
Alberta Fish and Wildlife Officers
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT)
Alberta Sheriffs Branch

Subprovincial[]

British Columbia[]

Provincial[]

Manitoba Conservation Officers Service
Manitoba Sheriff Service
Motor Carrier Enforcement^[10]
Natural Resource Officer Service

Subprovincial[]

Altona Police Service^[11]
Brandon Police Service^[12]
Manitoba First Nations Police^[13]
Morden Police Service^[14]
RM of Cornwallis Police Service
RM of Whitehead Police Service
Rivers Police Service
Sainte-Anne Police Department
Springfield Police Service
Victoria Beach Police^[15]
Winkler Police Service^[16]
Winnipeg Police Service

New Brunswick[]

Provincial[]

Department of Justice and Public Safety (JPS)
- Conservation Enforcement Unit
- Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit
- Off Road Vehicle Enforcement Unit
- Compliance Enforcement Unit
- New Brunswick Sheriff’s Service
- Correctional Services
- Coroner's Service

Subprovincial[]

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 (formerly Rothesay Regional Police Force)
Miramichi Police Force
Saint John Police Force
Woodstock Police Force

Newfoundland and Labrador[]

Provincial[]

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary

Subprovincial[]

St. John's Municipal Enforcement
Gander Municipal Police
Grand Falls-Windsor Municipal Police
Office of the High Sheriff: Sheriff Officers
Memorial University: Campus Enforcement and Patrol (CEP)

Northwest Territories[]

NWT Highway Patrol (Highway Transport Officer)
NWT Renewable Resources Officer
NWT Parks Officer
Yellowknife Municipal Enforcement Division
Inuvik Bylaw Enforcement
Hay River Municipal Enforcement
NWT Sheriff Service

Nova Scotia[]

Provincial[]

Nova Scotia Sheriff Service
Nova Scotia Vehicle Transportation Inspection
Nova Scotia Conservation Enforcement

Subprovincial[]

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

Nunavut[]

Iqaluit Municipal Enforcement^[17]
Nunavut Sheriff’s Office^[18]

Ontario[]

Ontario Provincial Police

Toronto Police cruisers at a high risk incident in 2014

York Regional Police searching for a missing person

Provincial[]

Niagara Parks Police
Ontario Ministry of Environment Enforcement
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Tobacco Enforcement Officers (through Public Health Units)
Ontario Ministry of Finance Enforcement
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Conservation Officers & Provincial Park Wardens
Ontario Ministry of Transportation/ Motor Carrier Enforcement
Ontario Provincial Police
Ontario Sheriffs Department

Subprovincial[]

Transit[]

GO Transit Special Constables
Toronto Transit Commission Transit Enforcement Unit
OC Transpo Special Constables
YRT Transit Enforcement Unit
MiWay (Mississauga Transit) Enforcement Unit

Housing[]

Toronto Community Housing Special Constables

Universities[]

University of Toronto Campus Police
Brock University Special Constables
Carleton University Special Constables
Fanshawe College Special Constables
McMaster University Special Constables
University of Western Ontario Campus Police Service
University of Windsor Campus Police
Wilfrid Laurier University Special Constable Service
University of Waterloo Police Services

Prince Edward Island[]

Provincial[]

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[]

Charlottetown Police
Summerside Police
Kensington Police
UPEI Campus Police

Quebec[]

A Richelieu-Saint-Laurent police car

Provincial[]

Sûreté du Québec
Constable spécial du gouvernement du Québec
Service de la protection de la faune
Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes

Subprovincial[]

Sécurité Publique de la Ville de Beaconsfield
Sécurité Publique de la Ville de Côte Saint-Luc^[20]
Sécurité Publique de la Ville de Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Sécurité Publique de la Ville de Mont-Royal
Sécurité Urbaine ville Saint-Laurent
Sécurité Publique Outremont
Service de police de la Ville de Montréal
Sécurité Publique de la Ville de Montréal-Ouest
Sécurité Publique de la Ville de Pointe-Claire
Sécurité Publique de la Ville de Westmount
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 la Ville de Mont-Tremblant
Service de police de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Service de police de la Ville de Saint-Jérôme
Service de la Sûreté municipale de Thetford Mines
Sûreté et contrôle de la société de transport de Montréal (Transit Security)
Sûreté aéroportuaire de l'aéroport Montréal-Trudeau (Airport Patrol Officer)

Saskatchewan[]

Provincial[]

Saskatchewan Sheriff Service
Saskatchewan Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN)
Saskatchewan Vehicle Impoundment Against Sexual Exploitation (VISE)
Saskatchewan Community Safety Officers
Saskatchewan Corrections
Saskatchewan Conservation Officers

Subprovincial[]

Caronport Police Service
Corman Park Police Service
Dalmeny Police Service
Estevan Police Service
Luseland Police Service
Moose Jaw Police Service
Prince Albert Police Service
Regina Police Service
Saskatoon Police Service
University of Saskatchewan Department of Protective Services
Vanscoy Police Service
Weyburn Police Service
File Hills First Nations Police Service^[21]
Yorkton Community Safety Officer^[22]

Yukon Territory[]

Yukon Highway & Public Works - Carrier Compliance Division
Yukon Sheriffs Office^[23]
Yukon Conservation Officer Service^[24]

Indigenous police[]

Alberta[]

Blood Tribe Police Service^[2]
North Peace Tribal Police Service
Lakeshore Regional Police Service^[3]
Tsuu T'ina Nation Police Service

British Columbia[]

Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police Service^[25]

Manitoba[]

Dakota Ojibway Police Service^[13] - Birdtail Sioux, Canupawakpa Dakota, Roseau River, Sandy Bay & Sioux Valley First Nations
Opaskwayak Cree Nation Police Department

New Brunswick[]

Woodstock First Nation Police – Woodstock, New Brunswick

Ontario[]

First Nations Police
- Six Nations Police Service^[26] - Oshweken
- Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service – Wikwemikong, Ontario
- Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service– Thunder Bay
- Treaty Three Police Service – Kenora, Ontario
- UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service^[27] – M'Chigeeng First Nation
- Anishinabek Police Service^[28] – Garden River
- Tyendinaga Mohawk Police – Shannonville, Ontario
- Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service – Akwesasne, Ontario
- Rama Police Service^[29]
- Lac Seul Police Service
- Walpole Island Police Service – Wallaceburg, Ontario

Quebec[]

Cree Police Service
Mistissini Cree Police
Kahnawake Peace Keepers
Kanesatake Mohawk Police
Kativik Regional Police Force
Whapmagoostui Police
Long Point Police
Naskapi Police Force
Ouje-Bougoumou Cree Nation Police Service
Essipit Police Service
Uashat mak Maleotanam Public Security

Saskatchewan[]

File Hill First Nations Police Service^[21]

Fictional[]

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[]

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.
Service de Police de Grande Ourse (Great Bear Police Service) - the local police service in the 2004 Radio-Canada TV series . 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 , 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[]

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[]

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.

References[]

^ Agency, Canada Revenue (2018-10-04). "The CRA's criminal investigations process". aem. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
^ ^a ^b Blood Tribe Police Service: http://www.bloodtribepolice.com
^ ^a ^b Lakeshore Regional Police Service: http://www.lakeshoreregionalpolice.com/
^ 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.
^ Integrated Road Safety Units: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/policing-in-bc/road-safety-auto-crime/irsu
^ 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/
^ ^a ^b Manitoba First Nations Police: http://dops.org/
^ Morden Police Service: http://mordenpolice.com/
^ 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.
^ "Public Safety Department". City of Côte Saint-Luc. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
^ ^a ^b File Hills First Nations Police Service: http://www.filehillspolice.ca
^ "Community Safety Officers". www.yorkton.ca. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
^ 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
^ Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service: http://www.stlatlimxpolice.ca/
^ Six Nations Police: http://www.snpolice.ca/
^ U.C.C.M. Anishnaabe Police Services: http://www.uccmpolice.com/, United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin
^ Anishinabek Police Service: http://www.apscops.org/
^ Rama Police Service: http://www.ramapolice.ca

External links[]

[1] Agency, Canada Revenue (2018-10-04). "The CRA's criminal investigations process". aem. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

[BloodReserveTribalScouts-2] Blood Tribe Police Service: http://www.bloodtribepolice.com

[LSRP-3] Lakeshore Regional Police Service: http://www.lakeshoreregionalpolice.com/

[4] General, Ministry of Attorney. "Community Safety Unit - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-13.

[5] B.C. Corrections: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/corrections

[6] 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.

[BCParksBlog-20160210-7] "How to Become a BC Parks Ranger". BC Parks Blog. Government of British Columbia. 10 February 2016.

[8] Infrastructure, Ministry of Transportation and. "Passenger Transportation Compliance & Enforcement - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-13.

[IRSU-9] Integrated Road Safety Units: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/policing-in-bc/road-safety-auto-crime/irsu

[Motor_Carrier-10] Motor Carrier Enforcement: https://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/mcd/mce/

[Altona_Police_Department-11] Altona Police Service: https://altona.ca/police/

[Brandon_City_Police_Force-12] Brandon Police Service: http://police.brandon.ca/

[Dakota_Ojibway_Tribal_Council_Police_Department-13] Manitoba First Nations Police: http://dops.org/

[Town_of_Morden_Police_Department-14] Morden Police Service: http://mordenpolice.com/

[VBP-15] Victoria Beach Police: http://www.vbpolice.ca/

[Winkler_Police_Department-16] Winkler Police Service: http://www.winklerpolice.ca/

[17] "Municipal Enforcement | City of Iqaluit". www.iqaluit.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-13.

[18] "Nunavut Courts - Sheriff". www.nunavutcourts.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-13.

[19] "Aylmer Police Station". www.aylmerpolice.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.

[20] "Public Safety Department". City of Côte Saint-Luc. Retrieved 2021-03-13.

[FHFNPS-21] File Hills First Nations Police Service: http://www.filehillspolice.ca

[22] "Community Safety Officers". www.yorkton.ca. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-03-13.

[23] Yukon Sheriffs now armed: https://www.yukon-news.com/news/sheriffs-now-armed/

[24] Yukon Department of Environment - Conservation Officer Service: https://yukon.ca/en/department-environment

[Stl'atl'imx_Police-25] Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service: http://www.stlatlimxpolice.ca/

[6NP-26] Six Nations Police: http://www.snpolice.ca/

[UCCM-27] U.C.C.M. Anishnaabe Police Services: http://www.uccmpolice.com/, United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin

[APS-28] Anishinabek Police Service: http://www.apscops.org/

[Rama-29] Rama Police Service: http://www.ramapolice.ca

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]

[29]

List of law enforcement agencies in Canada

Federal[]

Railway[]

Provincial and Territorial[]

Alberta[]

Provincial[]

Subprovincial[]

British Columbia[]

Provincial[]

Subprovincial[]

Manitoba[]

Provincial[]

Subprovincial[]

New Brunswick[]

Provincial[]

Subprovincial[]

Newfoundland and Labrador[]

Provincial[]

Subprovincial[]

Northwest Territories[]

Nova Scotia[]

Provincial[]

Subprovincial[]

Nunavut[]

Ontario[]

Provincial[]

Subprovincial[]

Transit[]

Housing[]

Universities[]

Prince Edward Island[]

Provincial[]

Subprovincial[]

Quebec[]

Provincial[]

Subprovincial[]

Saskatchewan[]

Provincial[]

Subprovincial[]

Yukon Territory[]

Indigenous police[]

Alberta[]

British Columbia[]

Manitoba[]

New Brunswick[]

Ontario[]

Quebec[]

Saskatchewan[]

Fictional[]

Local[]

Provincial[]

Federal[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]