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The province is made up of many types of communities from highly populated, large urban centers to small villages
with low population density. The residents of each community or region have varying policing needs which are reflected
in how policing is delivered throughout the province.
Under the Police Act the Ministry must ensure that an adequate and effective level of policing and law enforcement is
maintained throughout B.C. Policing in the province is provided mainly by the RCMP (federal, provincial and municipal
forces) and independent police departments, including one First Nations administered police service.
We receive police services from: an RCMP provincial force; 61 RCMP municipal forces; 11 independent municipal police
departments; one First Nations administered force and the RCMP federal force.
There are also several police agencies and integrated teams that provide supplemental or enhanced policing services to
areas in B.C. For example, the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service is a designated
police unit in the Lower Mainland. There are also enhanced police services at the Vancouver and Victoria International
Airports.
There are also several agencies that provide supplemental policing in B.C. For example, in the lower mainland area of
the province, the South Coast British Columbia Transit Authority Police Service provides policing on and around the
transit system this police service is supplemental to jurisdictional police. Similarly, the Canadian National and Canadian
Pacific railway police forces provide specialized law enforcement within the province. There are also enhanced police
services at the Vancouver and Victoria International Airports, enhanced First Nations police services operating in
numerous communities, and a number of integrated teams operating throughout the province.
Federal Policing
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is Canada's national police force. The RCMP is unique because it is the only
police force in the world that serves as federal, provincial and municipal police services. As the federal police force, the
RCMP enforces federal statutes across the province and is responsible for border integrity and national security, drugs
and organized crime, financial crime and international policing. The RCMP in British Columbia is referred to
administratively as E-Division.
Provincial Policing
The RCMP is B.C.'s provincial police force. The RCMP provincial force can be broken into two main categories:
detachment policing and the provincial police infrastructure.
Detachment policing provides local police services to municipalities under 5,000 population and unincorporated (often
rural) areas throughout the province. Detachment policing includes uniformed patrols, response-to-call duties,
investigative services, community-based policing, traffic enforcement and administrative support to provincial
detachments.
In addition to detachment policing, the RCMP provincial force maintains the policing infrastructure for the province.
This infrastructure has the capacity and expertise to resolve high risk incidents, target organized crime, gang violence
and serial crimes, respond to existing and emerging crime trends and to provide security and policing services for large
scale community events and emergencies. The provincial force also includes capital-intensive items such as boats and
planes and provincial operational communications centers which provide dispatch services to all provincial and
municipal police units outside the lower mainland. Under the umbrella of the provincial police force, the provincial
police infrastructure provides services to the entire province including municipalities with independent police forces.
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Municipal Policing
Under the Police Act municipalities over 5,000 population are responsible for providing police services within their
municipal boundaries. These municipalities may form their own independent municipal police department, contract
with an existing independent police department or contract with the provincial government for RCMP municipal police
services.
First Nations Policing
The Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service is currently the only First Nations administered police service in British Columbia. The
Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service is a designated policing unit as established under section 4.1 of the Police Act. This police
service is modeled on the structure of an independent municipal police department. Police officers recruited by the
police board are either experienced officers or graduates from the Police Academy of the Justice Institute of British
Columbia. All officers are appointed under the Police Act.
In other areas of the province, dedicated policing for First Nations communities is provided by First Nations Community
Policing Services (FNCPS) program and the Aboriginal Community Constable Program (ACCP). Both FNCPS and ACCP are
an enhancement to local policing services.
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police
In 2005 the South Coast British Columbia Transit Police Service was established by B.C.'s Solicitor General as a
designated policing unit under section 4.1 of the Police Act. This police unit provides policing and law enforcement on
and around the lower mainland transit system and is commonly referred to as the Transit Police. Transit police services
are supplemental to the policing already provided by the 21 police jurisdictions the transit system passes though. Transit
police officers have the same authorities and powers as other police officers while enforcing the Criminal Code of
Canada, other federal statutes and provincial laws.
CN and CP Railway Police Forces
The Canadian National (CN) Railway Police and the Canadian Pacific (CP) Police Service both operate in British Columbia.
These unique police forces are responsible for policing the property owned or administered by the respective railway
company and the protection of persons and property on those lands. CN and CP railway police officers are sworn under
the federal Railway Safety Act and have the same powers of arrest as other police officers in Canada.
Community Policing Auxiliary/Reserve Constables
British Columbias Auxiliary/Reserve Constable Program strengthens community and police partnerships by providing an
opportunity for citizen volunteers to perform authorized activities in support of strategies to address the causes of, or
reduce the fear of, crime and disorder.
The volunteers participate in community policing and crime prevention activities under the direct supervision of a police
officer or under the general supervision of the detachment or department.
Some of the activities Auxiliary/Reserve Constables may participate in include ride-alongs, assisting at community
events, presenting crime prevention initiatives in schools, conducting traffic control, doing foot or bike patrols,
participating in search and rescue, parades and other ceremonial events.

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