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Royal Canadian Mounted Police commissioners (29 P) Pages in category "Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total.
The RCMP and the Canadian Forces Military Police are Canada's two federal police forces. There are also various civil law enforcement agencies including Parks Canada Park Wardens and Fisheries and Oceans Canada Fishery Officers.
The PPS uses a similar ranks system to the RCMP, with the director being a chief superintendent on secondment from the RCMP. [5] The officer-in-charge of PPS operations holds the rank of superintendent, team managers hold the rank of sergeant, supervisors hold the rank of corporal, and officers with no leadership responsibility hold the rank of constable.
Four RCMP officers were fatally shot during the Mayerthorpe tragedy in Alberta in March 2005. It was the single largest multiple killing of RCMP officers since the killing of three officers in Kamloops, British Columbia, by a mentally ill assailant in June 1962. Before that, the RCMP had not incurred such a loss since the North-West Rebellion. [62]
Pages in category "Canadian police officers killed in the line of duty" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Canadian police officers killed in the line of duty (12 P) O. Ontario Provincial Police officers (1 C, 10 P) P. Police officers from Ottawa (1 C, 4 P) R.
Quebec City police officers preparing for the city's Saint Patrick's Day parade in 2014. Police services in Canada are responsible for the maintenance of the King's peace through emergency response to and intervention against violence; investigations into criminal offences and the enforcement of criminal law; and the enforcement of some civil law, such as traffic violations. [3]
Regardless of the breadth of their legislative authority, all civil law enforcement officers in Canada are considered peace officers for the purposes of carrying out their duties, [14] [15] [16] and may be variously appointed as special constables, [12] municipal law enforcement officers, [17] provincial offences officers, [18] or generically ...