The Structure of Contemporary Canadian Policing

• Where are the four levels that public policing in Canada is carried out?

  The four levels that public policing in Canada are:

  1. Federal
  2. Provincial
  3. Municipal
  4. Indigenous
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act

  Federal legislation that provides the frame work for the operation of the RCMP.

  • Organised into 15 divisions and each division is headed by a commanding officer.
  • Provides the framework for the force's operations.
  • Enforces most of the federal statutes and provisions of various legislative acts.
• 60% of the RCMP is involved in what? Define what they are involved with. What does this mean?

  60% of the RCMP is involved:

  • Contract Policing: An arrangement whereby the RCMP and provincial police forces provide provincial and municipal policing services.

  Being involved with contract policing means they have a range of policing activities: federal, contract, and international peacekeeping.