Which two provinces have their own provincial police forces instead of the RCMP?
- British Columbia and Alberta
- Manitoba and Saskatchewan
- Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
- Ontario and Quebec
Answer: Ontario and Quebec
Ontario and Quebec are the only provinces with their own provincial police forces. In all other provinces and the territories, the RCMP serves as the provincial police. Municipal police departments exist in all provinces.
Learn more: Police services
- Role of the police: to keep people safe and to enforce the law.
- Ask the police for help after an accident, a theft or an assault, if you see a crime, or if someone has gone missing.
- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) enforce federal laws throughout Canada.
- The RCMP also serve as the provincial police in all provinces and territories except Ontario and Quebec, and in some municipalities.
- Ontario and Quebec have provincial police forces.
- Municipal police departments exist in all provinces.
- You can question the police about their service or conduct. Almost all police forces have a process to raise concerns and seek action.