List of police firearms in Canada

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Smith & Wesson Model 5906
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
Correctional Service of Canada Heckler & Koch P2000 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol DAO  Germany 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[]

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]

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 17 9x19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [7]
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 [8]
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 [9]
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 [10]
Greater Sudbury Police Service Ontario Ontario Smith & Wesson M&P .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm [11]
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 [12]
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 [13]
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 Parabellum .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 [14]
Peel Regional Police Ontario Ontario Smith & Wesson M&P .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm [15]
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 [16]
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 [17]
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 [18]
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 [19]
Toronto Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17
Glock 19
Glock 22 Glock 27		 9×19mm Parabellum
9×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W
.40 S&W		 Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Regular uniformed officers
Detectives
Emergency Task Force
[20]
Vancouver Police Department British Columbia British Columbia SIG Sauer P226 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm [21]
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 [22]
Winnipeg Police Service Manitoba Manitoba Glock 22
Glock 35		 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Tactical Support Unit issue sidearm		 [23]
York Regional Police Ontario Ontario Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [24]

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 .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 [25]
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 [25]
Ports Canada Police  Canada Federal 1983–1998
Saskatchewan Provincial Police Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Provincial 1917–1928

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