Canadian Forces Military Police

Branch of the Canadian Armed Forces

Law enforcement agency

Canadian Forces Military Police
Police militaire des Forces canadiennes

Operational patrol dress shoulder patch

Cap badge of the CFMP

Abbreviation| CFMP / MP
Motto| Disciplinare per exemplum
(Latin for 'To discipline by example')[1]
Agency overview
Formed| 1917
Employees| 2,231 (including Reserve members)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency
(Operations jurisdiction)| Canada
Operations jurisdiction| Canada
Legal jurisdiction| Department of National Defence establishments; property and personnel subject to the Code of Service Discipline (regardless of geographical location); and anyone, anything and anywhere if a military nexus exists
Constituting instruments|

* Canadian Forces Military Police Group Orders
* National Defence Act
* King's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces
* Criminal Code

General nature|

* Federal law enforcement
* Military provost

Operational structure
Headquarters| Ottawa, Ontario
Elected officer responsible|

* David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence

Agency executive|

* BGen Vanessa Hanrahan[2], Canadian Forces Provost Marshal

Parent agency| Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence
Official branch march: "Thunderbird"[3]

The Canadian Forces Military Police (CFMP; French: Groupe de la Police militaire des Forces canadiennes)[4] provide police, security and operational support services to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Department of National Defence (DND) worldwide.[5]

## About

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CFMP serves the Canadian Forces (CF) community, which includes Regular and Reserve Force members, DND civilian employees, cadets, and family members residing on military establishments in Canada and abroad. Whether at home on CF bases or abroad on international missions, CFMP, in conjunction with civilian and allied military police forces, protect and support all components of the CF. CFMP has over 1,250 full-time members.

The international scope of the CF requires that CFMP provide services in Canada and around the world. All Canadian citizens are entitled to the same rights, privileges and protection under Canadian law, and CFMP are qualified to provide these services to the same standard as every other Canadian police service. CFMP routinely function within the civilian criminal and military justice systems.[6]

CFMP are classified as Peace Officers[7] in the Criminal Code,[8][9] which gives them the same powers as civilian law enforcement personnel to enforce Acts of Parliament anywhere. They have the power to arrest anyone who is subject to the Code of Service Discipline (CSD), regardless of position or rank under the National Defence Act (NDA). CFMP have the power to arrest and charge non-CSD bound civilians only in cases where a crime is committed on or in relation to DND property or assets, or at the request of the Minister of Public Safety, Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada or Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Although CFMP jurisdiction is only on DND property across Canada and throughout the world, any civilian accessing these areas falls under CFMP jurisdiction and is dealt with in the same manner as by any civilian policing agency. If in fact a crime is committed on or in relation to DND property or assets, CFMP have the power to arrest and charge the offender, military or civilian, under the Criminal Code. It is important to note though that the purpose of the CFMP is not to replace the job of a civilian police officer, but rather to support the CF through security and policing services.[10][11] CFMP also have the power to enforce the Provincial Highway Traffic Act on all military bases in Canada pursuant to the Government Property Traffic Regulations (GPTR).

## History

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The Canadian Military Police Branch can trace its roots to the formation of the Canadian Military Police Corps (CMPC), which was authorized on September 15, 1917, by Militia General Orders 93 & 94\. The initial establishment was set at 30 officers and 820 warrant officers and NCOs within 13 detachments, designated No. 1 through No. 13.

Only trained soldiers were to be selected, and they were required to serve a one-month probationary period before being transferred. Applicants were required to have exemplary service records. The CMPC School was formed at CFB Rockcliffe near Ottawa in June 1918. The first commanding officer of the school was Major Baron Osborne. The basic course was of three weeks duration. Upon successful completion of the course, privates were promoted to lance corporal. The CMPC was disbanded on December 1, 1920. The Canadian Provost Corps (C Pro C) was formed on June 15, 1940, under the authority of Privy Council Order 67/3030. It originally consisted of No.1 Company (RCMP) and No. 2 Provost Company which was formed in early 1940 as part of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division.

The Royal Air Force, Canada (RAFC) was formed in 1918 and an assistant provost marshal was appointed in Toronto on February 1 of that year. Initially, there were approximately 30 Royal Air Force NCOs and airmen on his staff. This number was soon increased to 50, and two officers were appointed as deputy assistant provost marshals. The Royal Canadian Air Force Police had its beginnings in March 1940 when Group Captain M.M. Sisley was appointed as the first provost marshal of the RCAF. Originally called the Guards and Discipline Branch, the name was changed a year later to the Directorate of Provost and Security Services (DPSS). The DPSS was subdivided into two branches: Police and Security. These branches supplied gate and perimeter security for airfields and installations, and conducted disciplinary patrols. During the Second World War, RCAF Police were known as RCAF Service Police (SP).

After World War II, but before the unification of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), the security and police functions were conducted quite differently by the three services. The army divided the responsibility for security and security incidents between the Canadian Intelligence Corps (C Int C) and C Pro C, and field inquiries were conducted by the Security Sections of the C Int C. The police functions of the C Pro C involved the provision and supervision of guards, the operation of service detention barracks and investigation of service and criminal offences. The Air Force Police (AFP) had the dual responsibility of performing both police and security duties and were under the command of the base on which they served.

Security in the RCN was the responsibility of the assistant director naval intelligence who reported to the director of naval headquarters. With the exception of a very small group of professionals policing Canada's military, since 1917 security officers, naval security officers were primarily intelligence officers or officers assigned security duties as a secondary responsibility. The navy had no police organization comparable to the C Pro C or the AFP but relied upon dockyard police, the Corps of Commissionaires, local civil police and shore patrols to maintain security of establishments and maintenance of discipline. Field inquiries in support of the security program were conducted by the RCMP.

The initial amalgamation of all police and security elements of the CF was first effected in October 1964 by the formation of the Directorate of Security at Canadian Forces Headquarters. With the introduction of the forces' functional command structure in April 1966, the security staffs and PMs in existing single-service command organizations were eliminated, the command and base security officers were appointed at the newly formed HQs, and the various investigative elements of the services were amalgamated into a single organization called the Special Investigation Unit (SIU). To achieve a common approach throughout the forces, security and police functions were regrouped into three main categories: (1) personnel security, (2) police and custody, and (3) security of information and materiel. A single trade of Military Police was created which replaced five trades that previously existed and provided standards for the training required of all non-commissioned members employed in the police and security field. In June 1966, Major General Gilles Turcot was directed to examine the role, organization and responsibility for security in the CF and to make recommendations for any revisions.

At the time of the Turcot report, there existed two philosophies in the police, intelligence and security organizations. The director general intelligence (DGI) saw a distinction between police and security but with a closer relationship between security and intelligence. The chief of personnel saw the police and security functions as complementary. The Turcot report, completed on 22 July 1966, directed that the responsibility for security should be placed under the DGI. In January 1967, the chief of the defence staff (CDS) directed DGI to undertake a management analysis with a view to recommending the future management system for intelligence, security and military police in the Canadian Armed Forces.

This study became known as the Piquet report. The DGI Working Group submitted its study in March 1967 in which it was concluded that security/intelligence/police should be managed as an entity under a Directorate General Intelligence and Security in the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS) Branch. The new branch was to be named the Security Branch, which officially was created on 1 February 1968. The recommendations of the Piquet Study were implemented by the CDS on 3 May 1967 and by 1968, the officer specifications were in draft form and included five sub-classifications: military police, investigation, intelligence, imagery interpretation and interrogation. With the formation of a unified branch came a need to replace the previous corps and service badges and the use of the thunderbird as the symbol for the Security Branch arose out of the recommendations of the Insignia Steering Group appointed by DGI on 15 May 1967. In 1970, the branch unofficially deleted the military police sub-classification at the officer level since the basic officer specifications included all the tasks of the sub-classification. In effect, the branch had adopted a four subclassification structure. Therefore, between 1971 and 1974, the new Security Services Basic Officer course was the branch qualifying course and consisted of 84 days devoted to police/security instruction and three days to Intelligence subjects.

In June 1975, the director military occupational structures (DMOS) issued a draft occupational analysis report on the Sec 81 classification in which it was found that the activities performed by Sec(Int) officers bore little resemblance to those performed by Sec(MP) officers. The branch was restructured into two classifications vice the five sub-classifications that existed at the time. By August 1975 after another review, DGIS rejected the idea of two separate classifications within one Security Branch and proposed one classification for police and one for intelligence. After 1976, training and employment of Security Branch Officers was in consonance with the dual structure of the branch and proved superior to the pre-1975 approaches. The dual structure also formalized and clearly defined the uniqueness of the police and intelligence functions and institutionalized the security function in the police side of the structure as had been the RCAF practice. In 1978, the Craven Report, proposed that ADM(PER) separate the CF police and intelligence personnel comprising the unified Security Branch and reorganize them independently into a structured Security Branch and a new Intelligence Branch. Following further studies, discussions and recommendations, DGIS concurred with the Craven Report and on 3 December 1981 the CDS directed that separate Security and Intelligence Branches each containing the applicable officer classification and trade be established, with an implementation target date of 1 October 1982. On 29 October 1982, a ceremony was held at the Canadian Forces School of Intelligence and Security (CFSIS) which inaugurated the new Intelligence Branch and rededicated the Security Branch.

Following the recommendations in the report by former Chief Justice Brian Dickson, a new era was inaugurated for the Military Police Branch with the creation of the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS), the Canadian Forces National Counter Intelligence Unit (CFNCIU) and the re-establishment of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal (CFPM).

As of 2012[update], members of the Military Police Branch serve on every base and station of the Canadian Forces in Canada, as well as with the various regiments and battalions. CFMP also serve at Royal Military College of Canada, JTF 2, Joint Task Force (North) and as air marshals for Code 1 (PM Canada, HEGG and Royal Family) when travelling outside Canada. CFMP continue to serve in support of deployed operations, with a significant presence in TF Afghanistan. Outside Canada locations also include the NATO E3A component in Geilenkirchen, Germany, 45 embassies and high commissions with the Military Police Security Service (MPSS), CFSU Europe and Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Casteau, Belgium.

In November 2007 a ceremony officially recognized the CFPM assuming command of the Canadian Forces Military Police Group. This new CF Formation comprises the CFNIS, MPSS, Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks (CFSPDB) and Canadian Forces Military Police Academy (CFMPA).

On April 1, 2011, the CF MP Gp was restructured to a new establishment, with the environmental and operational commands policing assets now under the full command of the CF MP Gp Commander. The MPSS and the CFSPDB became part of the MP Svcs Gp, while the CFNIS and CFMPA remain directly under the CF MP Gp structure.

As of 2012[update], the Military Police Branch comprises approximately 2,230 members total, inclusive of Reserve members.[12][13]

## Training

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The first stage of training for candidates is the 10-week Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) course at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. This training provides the basic core skills and knowledge common to all trades. A goal of this course is to ensure that all recruits maintain the CF physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding. BMQ covers the following topics: policies and regulations of the CF, CF drill, dress and deportment (the "three Ds"), basic safety, first aid, personal survival in nuclear, biological and chemical conditions, handling and firing personal weapons, cross-country navigation and personal survival in field conditions.

Upon successful completion of BMQ, candidates go to a Military Training Centre for the Soldier Qualification (SQ) course, which lasts 20 training days. SQ covers the following topics: Army physical fitness, dismounted offensive and defensive operations, reconnaissance patrolling, advanced weapons-handling (working with grenades, machine-guns and anti-tank weapons) and individual field-craft.

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After successful completion of the BMQ and SQ courses, candidates will attend Basic Military Police Training at the Canadian Forces Military Police Academy (CFMPA). Over a four-and-half-month period, they will learn the basics of Canadian civilian and military law, investigative techniques, and acquire skills necessary to perform daily Military Police functions.[14]

As CFMP progress through their careers, they will continually attend training for career and specialty courses at the CFMPA as well as partake in training with other Canadian and US Law Enforcement agencies.

### Canadian Forces Military Police Academy

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During 1968, the Provost Corps School was renamed the Canadian Forces School of Intelligence and Security (CFSIS). On 1 April 1999, the CFSIS was stood down. The Intelligence Training Company was re-formed as the Canadian Forces School of Military Intelligence (CFSMI), at CFB Kingston.

CFMPA was established 1 April 1999 when the Intelligence Training Company was detached from the former CFSIS. At this time the unit was transformed into a distinct Military Police/Security training establishment.

The Military Police component was reorganized to form the CFMPA and is located at CFB Borden. CFMPA provides career and specialist training to Regular and Reserve Force members of the Military Police Branch. In addition, CFMPA provides security-related training to non-Branch personnel of the Regular and Reserve Forces. CFMPA also provides training to personnel from other government and law enforcement agencies and to foreign nationals under the Military Training Assistance Program.[15]

In 2004 Managing Authority for CFMPA was transferred from Canadian Forces Training Systems Group to the CFPM, who now exercises full control of Career and Out of Service Training for the Military Police.

A new, state of the art training facility, was completed in fall 2015. The CFMPA officially moved into the Col James Riley Stone Building, also at CFB Borden, on 16 October 2015 and began delivering training in this new facility on 21 October 2015.

* CFMPA Patrol Training

* CFMPA IARD Training

* CFMPA IARD Training

* CFMPA IARD Training

## Domestic operations and deployments

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The Canadian Forces Military Police serve in policing and security roles on every base and station of the Canadian Forces in Canada, as well as with the various regiments and battalions. CFMP continue to serve with United Nations (UN) forces, as part of the NATO component in Geilenkirchen, Germany, and in 45 Canadian Embassies and High Commissions around the world.

Specific tasks of CFMP may include:

* Supporting CF missions around the world, by providing policing and operational support
* Enforcing provincial and federal laws and regulations on DND establishments
* Investigating and reporting incidents involving military and/or criminal offences
* Performing other policing duties, such as traffic control, traffic-accident investigation, emergency response, and liaison with Canadian, allied and other foreign police forces
* Developing and applying crime prevention measures to protect military communities against criminal acts
* Coordinating tasks related to persons held in custody (including military detainees and prisoners of war)
* Providing security at selected Canadian embassies around the world
* Providing service to the community through conflict mediation, negotiation, dispute resolution, public relations and victim assistance

### Afghanistan

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Members of the Canadian Forces Military Police were involved in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a NATO-led formation that operated in Afghanistan under the authority of the UN. The Canadian Forces' contribution to ISAF was conducted under Operation Attention, and through this operation, CFMP members were primarily based in Kabul, Afghanistan, where they were employed across the city in a variety of training and advisory roles. CFMP members were also stationed with the Canadian Contingent Training Mission – Afghanistan (CCTM-A) Military Police Element, where they were responsible for enforcing Canadian law among the CF personnel and assisting other military police of different nations in enforcing conduct and discipline.

Under Operation Athena, CFMP members were stationed with Task Force Kandahar for the Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT), Operational Mentor and Advisory Teams (OMATs) and the Police Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (P-OMLT). CFMP also had a unit supporting Task Force Afghanistan.[16]

See also: Canada's role in the Afghanistan War

Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan Official Website – Canada's New Role in Afghanistan – 2011 to 2014

Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan Official Website – Canada's Military and Police Training Role in Afghanistan: 2011-2014

## Organization structure

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The CFMP operate many units across Canada. Most of the units are "total force" meaning they employ both regular force and primary reserve members of the CF. All units are under the control of the Canadian Forces Military Police Group (CF MP Gp), headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario.

### Naval Military Police Group

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The Naval Military Police Group (N MP Gp) has the mandate to provide policing services to the Navy. The formation comprises an HQ in Ottawa and two subordinate units: Naval MP Unit Esquimalt, and Naval MP Unit Halifax. MPU Ottawa and MPU Borden also fall under N MP Gp with mandates to provide policing services to Canadian Forces Support Unit Ottawa (CFSU(O)) and Canadian Forces Base Borden/Canadian Forces Training Support Group (CFB Borden CFTSG) respectively.

* Military Police Unit Ottawa – Ottawa
* Military Police Unit Borden – CFB Borden
* Military Police Unit Esquimalt – CFB Esquimalt
* Military Police Unit Halifax – CFB Halifax

### Canadian Army Military Police Group

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The Canadian Army Military Police Group (CA MP Gp) has the mandate to provide policing services to the Army. The formation comprises an HQ in Ottawa and four subordinate units: 1 Military Police Regiment (1 MP Regt) with HQ at CFB Edmonton, 2 MP Regt with HQ in Toronto, Ontario, 3 MP Regt with HQ in Sackville, Nova Scotia, and 5 MP Regt with HQ at CFB Valcartier.

1 Military Police Regiment

* 1 Military Police Regiment Headquarters – CFB Edmonton
* 15 Military Police Company – CFB Edmonton
* 1 Military Police Platoon (Regular Force) - CFB Edmonton
* 11 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) - Edmonton, Alberta
* 12 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – Richmond and a section in Victoria, British Columbia
* 13 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – Winnipeg, Manitoba
* 14 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – Calgary, Alberta
* 10 Military Police Company – CFB Edmonton
* Yellowknife Military Police Detachment
* Chilliwack Military Police Detachment – 39 Canadian Brigade Group
* CFB Shilo Military Police Platoon – CFB Shilo
* CFB Suffield Military Police Platoon – CFB/ASU Suffield
* ASU Wainwright Military Police Platoon – CFB/ASU Wainwright

2 Military Police Regiment

* Military Police Regiment Headquarters – Toronto, Ontario
* 2 Military Police Platoon – CFB Petawawa
* 2 Military Police Company (Reserve Force) – Toronto, Ontario
* 31 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – London, Ontario
* 32 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – Toronto, Ontario
* 33 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – Ottawa, Ontario
* ASU Petawawa Military Police Platoon – CFB/ASU Petawawa
* ASU Kingston Military Police Platoon – CFB/ASU Kingston
* ASU Northern Ontario Military Police Detachment – CFB North Bay
* ASU Toronto Military Police Section – ASU Toronto
* ASU London Military Police Detachment – ASU London
* LFCA TC Meaford Military Police Section – LFCA Training Centre Meaford

3 Military Police Regiment

* 3 Military Police Regiment Headquarters – Bedford, Nova Scotia
* 30 Military Police Company (Reserve Force) – Bedford, Nova Scotia
* 301 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – Bedford, Nova Scotia
* 302 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – Bedford, Nova Scotia
* 303 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – Moncton, New Brunswick
* ASU Gagetown Military Police Platoon – CFB/ASU Gagetown

5 Military Police Regiment

* 5 Military Police Regiment Headquarters – CFB Longue pointe, Montreal, Quebec
* 5 Military Police Platoon – CFB Valcartier
* 5 Military Police Company - CFB Longue pointe, Montreal, Quebec
* Military Police Platoon Valcartier – CFB/ASU Valcartier
* Military Police Platoon Saint-Jean – Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
* 4 Military Police Company – Quebec City, Quebec
* 41 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – CFB St-Hubert, Quebec
* 42 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – St-Malo, Quebec City, Quebec
* 43 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – Régiment du Saguenay, Jonquière, Quebec

### Air Force Military Police Group

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The Air Force Military Police Group (AF MP Gp) is a Military Police formation with the mandate to provide policing services to the Air Force. The formation comprises a HQ at CFB Winnipeg, and two subordinate units: 1 Military Police Squadron (MP Sqn) with HQ in Cold Lake and 2 MP Sqn with HQ at CFB Trenton.

1 Military Police Squadron

* 1 Military Police Squadron Headquarters – 4 Wing Cold Lake
* 11 Military Police Flight – 4 Wing Cold Lake
* 12 Military Police Flight – 19 Wing Comox
* 13 Military Police Flight – 17 Wing Detachment Dundurn
* 14 Military Police Flight – 15 Wing Moose Jaw
* 17 Military Police Flight – 17 Wing Winnipeg

2 Military Police Squadron

* 2 Military Police Squadron Headquarters – CFB Trenton
* 21 Military Police Flight – CFB Trenton
* 22 Military Police Flight – CFB North Bay
* 23 Military Police Flight – CFB Bagotville
* 24 Military Police Flight – CFB Greenwood
* 25 Military Police Flight – CFB Goose Bay
* 29 Military Police Flight – CFB Gander
* Aircraft security Officer - Ottawa

### Special Operations Forces Military Police Unit

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The SOF MPU is a Military Police unit with the mandate to provide policing services to the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM).

### Military Police Services Group

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The Military Police Services Group (MP Svcs Gp) is a Military Police formation with the mandate to provide MP operational support to Canadian Forces operations, domestic, continental or expeditionary. The formation comprises a HQ in Ottawa, and three subordinate units: the CF Close Protection Unit (CFCPU), the Military Police Security Service (MPSS), and the CF Service Prison and Detention Barracks (CFSPDB).[17]

Canadian Forces Protective Services Unit

The CFPSU is a high-readiness, specialized and expert protective service organization capable of conducting a broad range of special protective missions and tasks at home and abroad in support of the DND and CF mission. The CFPSU HQ is in Ottawa.

Military Police Security Service
Embassy of Canada, Bucharest

The MPSS is as a unit of the MP Svcs Gp seconded to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). The role of the MPSS is to provide security services to specific Canadian Foreign Missions and related properties under the direction of the appropriate Head of Mission. These services include protection of classified and administratively controlled material and equipment, Canadian personnel and property. The performance of these duties includes the execution of instructions for the protection of Canadian Foreign Service Missions and their personnel in emergencies.

The MPSS employs over a hundred military police personnel. The MPSS personnel are at the unit headquarters, in Ottawa, and at 47 Canadian embassies, high commissions, or consulates around the world.

The first embassy to employ MP personnel as Military Security Guards was Beirut, Lebanon in 1976. The Military Security Guard Unit (MSGU) was declared an official unit of the CF in 1990, and was officially renamed the MPSS in 2009.

CF Service Prison and Detention Barracks

See also: Military Prison § Canada

Originally established as one of several military detention centres, the CFSPDB, at CFB Edmonton, is now the sole, permanently established military corrections facility remaining in the CF. The roles of the CFSPDB include: provide imprisonment and detention services for Canadian Forces service detainees, service prisoners and service convicts; to adjust detainees and prisoners to service discipline, and prepare them to resume an effective role in the CF; to return prisoners to civilian life, where appropriate, with improved attitude and motivation; and to provide subject matter expertise and guidance in support of Canadian Forces disciplinary programs and deployed prisoner of war/detainee operations.

Inmates at the CFSPDB serve sentences that range from 15 to 90 days of detention, to sentences of imprisonment up to two years less a day. Inmates serving a sentence of 14 days' detention, or less, may serve their sentence at a local Unit Detention Room.

### Other detachments and specialty units

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Canadian Forces National Counter-Intelligence Unit
CFNCIU unit badge

The CFNCIU is responsible to provide security intelligence (SI) and counter intelligence (CI) services in support of the CF and the DND during peace, crisis and war. The mission of the CFNCIU consists of identifying, investigating and countering threats to the security of the CF and the DND from foreign intelligence services, or from individuals and groups engaged of espionage, sabotage, subversion, terrorism, extremism or criminal activities. The CFNCIU is a national-level specialist unit responsible for the provision of CI (specifically counter-HUMINT) services to the CF and the DND. In addition, the CFNCIU is responsible for the Defensive Security Briefing and Debriefing Program. This program provides knowledge and assistance to assist CF and DND members in protecting themselves and the department from potential threats involved in foreign travel, either for duty or non-duty travel, or who may have contact with foreign nationals.[18]

The CFNCIU contains both military police and intelligence operators and liaise often with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and provincial and municipal police service intelligence officers when gathering and sharing information.

Canadian Forces National Investigation Service

The CFNIS investigates serious or sensitive service and criminal offences against property, persons, and the Department of National Defence. It performs a function similar to that of a major crime unit of the RCMP or large municipal police agency.

Main article: Canadian Forces National Investigation Service

1 Canadian Air Division aircraft security officers
CF CC-150

Military Police members of the 1 Can Air Div aircraft security officers are responsible for providing security to Canadian Forces aircraft, crew and passengers—passengers who may include the governor general, the prime minister and members of the royal family, amongst others.[19]

The Canadian Forces Military Police also operate detachments at the following units

* Canadian Forces Support Unit (Europe)
* Royal Military College of Canada – CFB Kingston
* CFSRSHQ Det Augsburg, Germany
* CFNA HQ Yellowknife
* Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe – Casteau, Belgium

## Fleet and equipment

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See also: Military_police_vehicle § Canada

CFMP patrol vehicles are painted white with two red stripes and with a police logo. CFMP Reserve and regular field units have trucks painted olive green that say "Military Police Militaire" and have red or red and blue lights. Because of the terrain on certain bases, some units also have bicycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATV), snowmobiles and watercraft.

Aiming to be more readily identifiable, in 2022 the CFPM patrol vehicles underwent a redesign. The modernized design moved away from using a military crest as the only identifier on patrol vehicles. In keeping with Military Police traditions, the new look maintained the red colour with black and white tones, and included bilingual messaging which is visible day or night. Upon introduction, the new design won second place in the 2023 Annual Best Dressed Police Vehicle Award from Blue Line, the only program of its kind in Canada.[20]

* MP Patrol Cruiser (Crown Vic)

* MP Patrol Cruiser (Dodge Charger)

* MP G-Wagen

* MP MilCOTS

* MP Operational Patrol Uniform

* Canadian Forces Military Police Field Uniform

Model | Type | Number | Dates | Manufacturer | Details

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Ford Taurus (sixth generation) | Patrol Cruiser |  | 2013–Present | Ford |
Ford Crown Victoria | Patrol Cruiser |  | 1992–2011 | Ford |
Chevrolet Impala | Patrol Cruiser |  | 2006 | General Motors |
Dodge Charger | Patrol Cruiser |  | 2010–2012 | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles |
Dodge Avenger | Unmarked Patrol Cruiser |  | 2010 | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles |
Ford Explorer | Patrol SUV |  | 2008–Present | Ford |
Chevrolet Tahoe | Patrol SUV |  | 2008–Present | General Motors |
Chevrolet Milcots / Milverado | LUVW Pick-Up |  | 2003 | General Motors | Use domestically by CFMP Reserve units & overseas
Mercedes Benz G-Wagen | LUVW |  |  | Mercedes-Benz | Use domestically by CFMP Reserve units & overseas
SIG Sauer P320 | Pistol |  | 2024 | SIG Sauer | Compact version dubbed C-24[21]
C7 / C7A1 / C8 / C8A1 | Rifles |  | 1984 | Colt Canada |
ASP Baton | Baton |  |  | ASP, Inc. |
Pepper Spray | OC Spray |  |  |  |
Taser X2 | Conducted Energy Weapon  |  | 2021[22] | Axon |

## Order of precedence

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Preceded by

Royal Canadian Chaplain Service

|  Canadian Forces Military Police  | Succeeded by

Legal Branch

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## See also

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* Canada portal

* Department of National Defence (Canada)
* Intelligence Branch
* Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
* Military Police Complaints Commission

## References

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## External links

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* Canadian Forces Provost Marshal
* Canadian Military Police Association
* Canadian Forces Military Police NCM Recruiting
* Canadian Forces Military Police Officer Recruiting
* Canadian Military Police Virtual Museum
* Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada
* Canadian Forces Recruiting
* Canadian Forces and Department of National Defence

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Canadian Armed Forces

* Canadian Army
* Royal Canadian Air Force
* Royal Canadian Navy

Military history|

* Royal Canadian Navy
* Canadian Army
* Royal Canadian Air Force
* Peacekeeping
* Relationship with the Canadian Crown

Leadership|

* Commander-in-Chief
* Chief of the Defence Staff
* Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
* Armed Forces Council
* Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
* Commander of the Canadian Army
* Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force
* Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer

Commands|

* Canadian Joint Operations Command
* Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
* Canadian Forces Intelligence Command
* Primary Reserve

Academies|

* Royal Military College of Canada
* Royal Military College Saint-Jean

Lists|

* Bibliography
* Equipment
* Operations
* Planned projects
* Personnel branch
* Occupations

Others|

* Weapons of mass destruction

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* Canada portal

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Royal Canadian Navy

Components|

* Maritime Forces Atlantic
* Maritime Forces Pacific
* Naval Reserve

Bases|

* CFB Esquimalt
* CFB Halifax
* CFS St. John's
* Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges
* NRS Aldergrove
* NRS Newport Corner
* NRS Mill Cove

Ships|

| Information|

* Ships
* Current fleet
* Historic fleet
* His Majesty's Canadian Ship

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Halifax-class frigates|

* HMCS Halifax (FFH 330)
* HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331)
* HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332)
* HMCS Toronto (FFH 333)
* HMCS Regina (FFH 334)
* HMCS Calgary (FFH 335)
* HMCS Montréal (FFH 336)
* HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337)
* HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338)
* HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339)
* HMCS St. John's (FFH 340)
* HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341)

Victoria-class submarines|

* HMCS Victoria (SSK 876)
* HMCS Windsor (SSK 877)
* HMCS Corner Brook (SSK 878)
* HMCS Chicoutimi (SSK 879)

Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel|

* HMCS Harry DeWolf
* HMCS Margaret Brooke
* HMCS Max Bernays
* HMCS William Hall

Kingston-class coastal defence vessels|

* HMCS Kingston (MM 700)
* HMCS Glace Bay (MM 701)
* HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702)
* HMCS Edmonton (MM 703)
* HMCS Shawinigan (MM 704)
* HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705)
* HMCS Yellowknife (MM 706)
* HMCS Goose Bay (MM 707)
* HMCS Moncton (MM 708)
* HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709)
* HMCS Brandon (MM 710)
* HMCS Summerside (MM 711)

Orca-class patrol vessels|

* CFAV Orca (PCT 55)
* CFAV Raven (PCT 56)
* CFAV Caribou (PCT 57)
* CFAV Renard (PCT 58)
* CFAV Wolf (PCT 59)
* CFAV Grizzly (PCT 60)
* CFAV Cougar (PCT 61)
* CFAV Moose (PCT 62)

Naval Reserve Divisions|

* HMCS Brunswicker
* HMCS Cabot
* HMCS Carleton
* HMCS Cataraqui
* HMCS Champlain
* HMCS Chippawa
* HMCS d'Iberville
* HMCS Discovery
* HMCS Donnacona
* HMCS Griffon
* HMCS Hunter
* HMCS Jolliet
* HMCS Malahat
* HMCS Montcalm
* HMCS Nonsuch
* HMCS Prevost
* HMCS Queen
* HMCS Queen Charlotte
* HMCS Radisson
* HMCS Scotian
* HMCS Star
* HMCS Tecumseh
* HMCS Unicorn
* HMCS York

Project Resolve|

MV Asterix

Future procurement|

* River-class destroyers
* Protecteur-class auxiliary vessel

Aircraft (RCAF)|

* List of aircraft of the Royal Canadian Navy
* CP-140 Aurora
* CP-140A Arcturus
* CH-148 Cyclone

History|

* History of the Royal Canadian Navy
* Military History of Canada

Units|

* Naval Security Team
* ‎Naval Tactical Operations Group

Leadership|

* Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
* Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

* Category
* Canada portal

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Canadian Army

History|

* History of the Canadian Army
* Canadian Corps
* First Canadian Army
* Military History of Canada
* Fort Frontenac Library
* Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
* Peacekeeping

Structure|

* Structure of the Canadian Army
* List of Units

| Divisions|

* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5

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Brigade groups|

| Mechanized|

* 1
* 2
* 5
* (former) 4

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* 31
* 32
* 33
* 34
* 35
* 36
* 37
* 38
* 39
* 41

Support brigades|

* 6 CCSB

Small arms|

* C9 light machine gun
* C7 rifle/C8 carbine
* C6 general purpose machine gun
* Browning .50 calibre heavy machine gun
* Browning-HP 9 mm pistol
* P225, 226
* C22 pistol
* C15 Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW)
* C3A1 sniper rifle
* C14 Timberwolf
* C19 rifle
* C20 DMR
* C21 sniper rifle
* C13 fragmentation grenade
* M203 grenade launcher
* M72 SRAAW(L)

Crewed weapons|

* Carl Gustav SRAAW(M)
* Spike ATGM
* TOW LRAAW(H)
* 81 mm mortar
* RBS 70 NG MANPADS
* Skyguard
* C3 close support howitzer
* LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer
* M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer
* C16 CASW

Armoured
fighting vehicles|

* LAV III
* LAV VI
* Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle
* Leopard 2
* Bison APC
* M113A3 and MTVL
* RG-31
* Textron TAPV

Schools|

* Canadian Army Command and Staff College
* Peace Support Training Centre
* Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre
* Combat Training Centre

* Category
* Commons

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Royal Canadian Air Force

* Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force
* Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force
* Installations

List of aircraft

Wings
1 Wing Kingston
3 Wing Bagotville
4 Wing Cold Lake
5 Wing Goose Bay
8 Wing Trenton
9 Wing Gander
12 Wing Shearwater
14 Wing Greenwood
15 Wing Moose Jaw
16 Wing Borden
17 Wing Winnipeg
19 Wing Comox
22 Wing North Bay
List of Squadrons

Training
Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering
Royal Canadian Air Force Academy

History
Canadian Aviation Corps (1914–1915)
Canadian Air Force (1918–1920)
Canadian Air Force (1920–1924)
Royal Canadian Air Force (1924–1968)
Canadian Forces Air Command (1975–2011)
Royal Canadian Air Force (2011–present)

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Canadian Armed Forces personnel branches

* Air Operations Branch
* Cadet Instructors Cadre
* Canadian Forces Military Police
* Canadian Military Engineers
* Communications and Electronics Branch
* Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
* Intelligence Branch
* Legal Branch
* Music Branch
* Naval Operations Branch
* Personnel Selection Branch
* Public Affairs Branch
* Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
* Royal Canadian Chaplain Service
* Royal Canadian Dental Corps
* Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
* Royal Canadian Logistics Service
* Royal Canadian Medical Service
* Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
* Special Operations Forces Branch
* Training Development Branch

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Law enforcement agencies in Canada

Federal|

* Canada Border Services Agency
* Canadian Forces Military Police
* Canadian Forces National Investigation Service
* Canada Revenue Agency
* Competition Bureau
* Correctional Service of Canada
* Environment and Climate Change Canada Enforcement Branch
* Fishery officers
* Parks Canada wardens
* Royal Canadian Mounted Police
* Transport Canada

Provincial|

| Provincial police|

* Ontario Provincial Police
* Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
* Sûreté du Québec

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Other law
enforcement|

* Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams
* Alberta Sheriffs Branch
* British Columbia Sheriff Service
* British Columbia Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement
* British Columbia Conservation Officer Service
* Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia
* Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia
* High Sheriff of Newfoundland and Labrador
* Ontario conservation officers
* Contrôle routier Québec [fr]
* Protection de la faune du Québec [fr]
* Saskatchewan Highway Patrol
* Saskatchewan Marshals Service
* Unité permanente anticorruption

Regional
and
municipal|

* Abbotsford Police Department
* Barrie Police Service
* Belleville Police Service
* Brockville Police Service
* Calgary Police Service
* Camrose Police Service
* Central Saanich Police Service
* Cobourg Police Service
* Charlottetown Police Services
* Delta Police Department
* Durham Regional Police Service
* Edmonton Police Service
* Fredericton Police
* Greater Sudbury Police Service
* Guelph Police Service
* Halifax Regional Police
* Halton Regional Police Service
* Hamilton Police Service
* Kennebecasis Regional Police Force
* Kingston Police Force
* Lacombe Police Service
* Lethbridge Police Service
* London Police Service
* Medicine Hat Police Service
* Moose Jaw Police Service
* Nelson Police Department
* New Westminster Police Department
* Niagara Regional Police Service
* North Bay Police Service
* Nunavik Police Service
* Oak Bay Police Department
* Ottawa Police Service
* Peel Regional Police
* Port Moody Police Department
* Regina Police Service
* Saskatoon Police Service
* Service de police de la Ville de Laval
* Service de police de l’agglomération de Longueuil
* Service de police de la Ville de Montréal
* Service de police de la Ville de Québec
* Saugeen Shores Police Service
* South Simcoe Police Service
* Stratford Police Service
* Summerside Police Department
* Surrey Police Service
* Taber Police Service
* Thunder Bay Police Service
* Toronto Police Service
* Vancouver Police Department
* Victoria Police Department
* Waterloo Regional Police Service
* West Grey Police
* West Vancouver Police Department
* Windsor Police Service
* Winnipeg Police Service
* York Regional Police

Indigenous police services|

* Anishinabek Police Service
* Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service
* Treaty Three Police Service
* Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police Service

Special constabularies|

* Calgary Transit Public Safety and Enforcement Section
* GO Transit Special Constables
* Niagara Parks Police Service
* McMaster University Security Service
* Transit Enforcement Unit
* University of Alberta Protective Services
* University of Toronto Campus Safety
* YRT/Viva Special Constable Services

Specialized|

* Canadian National Police Service
* Canadian Pacific Kansas City Police Service
* Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams
* Integrated Security Unit
* Ottawa By-law Services
* Metro Vancouver Transit Police
* Via Rail Police Service

Police
oversight|

* Alberta Serious Incident Response Team
* Independent Investigations Office (BC)
* Independent Investigation Unit (MB)
* Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes
* Serious Incident Response Team (Saskatchewan) (SIRT; SK)
* Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT; NS)
* Special Investigations Unit and Office of the Independent Police Review Director (ON)

Defunct|

* Alberta Provincial Police
* British Columbia Provincial Police
* Dominion Police
* Manitoba Provincial Police
* New Brunswick Highway Patrol
* New Brunswick Provincial Police
* Newfoundland Ranger Force
* North-West Mounted Police
* Nova Scotia Police
* Prince Edward Island Provincial Police
* Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord
* Saskatchewan Provincial Police
* Shelburne Police Service

Staffing|

* Aircraft Protective Officers
* Auxiliary constables
* Bylaw enforcement officers
* Firearms officers
* Peace officers
* Special constables

Boards and
commissions|

* Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
* Military Police Complaints Commission
* Calgary Police Commission
* Edmonton Police Commission
* Toronto Police Services Board
* New Brunswick Police Commission
* Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Public Complaints Commission
* Office of the Police Commissioner (PEI)
* Police Ethics Commissioner (QC)
* Police board

Lists|

* Indigenous police in Canada
* List of law enforcement agencies in British Columbia
* List of law enforcement agencies in Canada
* List of police firearms in Canada
* Provincial correctional services in Canada
* Police ranks in Canada

Museums|

* Ontario Provincial Police Museum
* RCMP Heritage Centre
* Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections
* Vancouver Police Museum
* Winnipeg Police Museum

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