RCMP does stand for Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Their red uniform is a dress uniform, their duty uniforms look similar to those of other cops'. They are a federal police force, and they also contract with municipalities and provinces that don't have their own town or provincial police. So in those cases the RCMP will act as county/town/provincial police. Larger towns and cities often have their own police service. RCMP often work in rural areas, so they cover a lot of ground and often not with a partner. My niece's hockey coach is a municipal cop.
^^ This, plus the provinces of Ontario and Quebec each have their own provincial police services that stand in for municipalities that don't have the budget for their own police services. There are also regional police forces and municipal depending on your municipal arrangement.
The RCMP started in the West Alberta in Fort Macleod. It was established to quell the illegal production of Liquor. It patrolled mostly southern area of Alberta. They were known as the Northwest Mounted Police.
@@rrain3375 Just to add to that, there was an intent to send police west but it was given added urgency when a group indigenous people, men women and children were murdered by a group of mostly Americans. Their juristiction covered all of the west and to a large degree they made agreements with tribes to try to contol the flow of alcohol.
Being a Canadian and also have lived in the US for a period of time, the biggest difference is that our police force uses a strategy of de-escalating situations. They are trained like that. This can't be said for the US - they don't receive this training, but should.
Your misconceptions could get you killed. Canadian police are trained in de-escalation, but that term means something very specific when they use it, and does not correspond to the way you or I would use the word. It refers specifically to the use of force continuum that they are trained on. It has nothing to do with interpersonal techniques for navigating socially challenging situations with upset or disabled people. It only has to do with degrees of violence that the police are to inflict in a given situation and how, in mechanical terms, to go (for example) from two officers aiming guns to one aiming a gun and one drawing an asp while maintaining officer safety. For more information on this subject I would encourage you to look into the sworn testimony provided by expert witnesses provided by the police during the inquest into the police shooting of Beau Baker. No doubt you will also be able to hear those same expert witnesses at the future inquest into the police shooting of Nicholas Nembhard.
I swear the RCMP are trained in the ‘Do what I say’ voice. It’s the same voice that good teachers and Mom’s of toddlers use well. It’s remarkably effective.
on a side note - Sergeant Pepper was an Ontario Provincial Police Staff Sergeant who was assigned to travel with the Beatles coordinating their security during one of their tours.
Total myth. Just heard McArtney on a podcast say he got the name because someone he was traveling with asked him to pass the salt & pepper at dinner. McArtney thought he said “Sgt. Pepper” and it stuck with him.
Guns can be obtained here in Canada To be allowed to purchase one you have to pass a test involving gun safety, use proper locked storage, and have to renew your gun license every couple years Also certain guns are completely banned from civilian use (like assault rifles)
RCMP cadets go to what’s called Depot in Regina Saskatchewan for 26 weeks, and that’s living away from your family and training 24/7 . My brother is a 17 year veteran and now a corporal and equates the training like a military boot camp. His job is at times, like all police, dangerous but he takes great pride in working for his community and we are extremely proud of him.
In the province of Quebec, you need a full college degree in order to become a police officer. The system of education is a bit different here, so: after high school, you can go to a trade school, or a college (cegep). In cegep, you can do 2 years in preparation to go to university, OR, you can train for certain careers - nurse, special education, police officer (and more). For those it's 3 full years where you get the basic college curriculum (French, English, philosophy, PE), plus classes in your specific program, for 2 years, and the third year is strictly classes in your program.
Yeah, I don’t know why they are comparing US local forces with the Canadian federal force. In my area, reservations have their own policing. The Mounties are not allowed on their land unless requested. They are often requested around here.
Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland & Labrador have their own provincial police. The other provinces and territories use the RCMP as their provincial/territorial police services under contract. Some cities also use the RCMP as their municipal police under contract.
For RCMP it can take over 2 years to get on. The application process is 2 years and though not needed they prefer to higher those with a post secondary degree. Our police come from the military history if Canada. The force is decended from the British military thus the Red Coat so their training comes from military drills and do not forget the RCMP are also Royal Gaurds so in addition to normal policing they spend time doing duties protecting dignitaries and politicians. Each year some go to England to protect the Monarchy. My sister got to do this just before the Queen passed away. Our police keep us safe, help the community and protect the country. One of the biggest issues is alot of people see Canada and the US as the same so treat our police like they see American police even though the RCMP train for much longer. In the US train is about 6 weeks where in Canada it is 26 week and Canadian police are trained to be part of a community. They are encouraged to work with community groups and help in their off time in churches, youth centres and groups. I am proud of my RCMP.
There are so many applicants for the RCMP, if you don't at least have a university certificate (in something related like law, sociology,etc.) you have little chance of getting in.
My info is a bit out of date but twenty years ago I worked in Loss Prevention in downtown Vancouver, Canada. I dealt with a lot of Vancouver Cops. One of the interesting things I learned was that if they were to even unclip the holster of their gun, they would have to do about 2 hours of paperwork. Consequently, using a gun was not something they ever wanted to do. They were taught to de-escalate situations, and then step up responses as necessary. Around the same time, I had a brief long distance relationship with a cop from LA county and he was all about his guns and his nightsticks and whatever weapons he could get his hands on. I broke it off with him quickly, because he was always talking about weapons.
One thing I’ve noticed watching police videos is how much better Canadian cops are at using their voice. I hear US cops screech, scream, bellow, talk too fast, not talk at all, etc. Canadian cops have firm, clear, voices. They speak clearly, concisely, and they modulate their volume consciously and quickly.
The difference between the RCMP and many regular municipal/provincial police forces is that the Mounties are a paramilitary force. Their training is somewhat different and reflects that status. In Quebec, many senior SQ (Provincial Sureté du Québec) detectives make 6 figure salaries.
One huge difference in Canada's RCMP vs the US police forces... RCMP's jurisdiction is CANADA. You can cross a provincial border (ie speeding) and the RCMP can still chase you. In the states, many police forces can't even cross county lines without calling ahead for permission. Local police officers can serve with the RCMP as liaison officers, you have to look at their pant legs to see if they are full RCMP or not. RCMP will have a single large solid yellow strips, liaisons will have 2 smaller stripes.
Canadian police agencies are not called “police forces” but rather “police services”, or “police departments”, ie. VPD = Vancouver Police Department or CPS = Calgary Police Service, with the exception of the Newfoundland Constabulary. (And it’s NEWfoundland not newFOUNDland as is pronounced in the UK.) 🇨🇦✌🏻
@@IdkAgain-de9eb Yes. What I should have written is that I often hear American news anchors refer to a police department as a police force, which is not how our police departments are referred to here in Canada.
I’m from the West Coast and Vancouver has its own police department (VPD) (and so does Port Moody) and as a cocky little teenager I found out that those two police departments do not see the humour in it when you ask them “what do you want to be when you grow up? a real cop?” 🙄 it is typically a lot easier to get into municipal police departments than it is the RCMP. Ontario has the OPP (Ontario provincial police) but RCMP are Canada wide, with the exception of some of the municipalities
Without reading any of the previous comments, let me say for the final time: the little animations for the RCMP show them dressed in red serge uniforms--these uniforms are for ceremonial purposes only, such as parades and funerals. The everyday uniform looks very much like typical city police departments. The RCMP is a national para-military police force found across Canada. Many of the larger cities in Canada have their own police forces while the RCMP is typically in smaller cities and towns. Ontario and Quebec have provincial police.
My uncle was a cop cop, not RCMP. A motorcycle cop that often went undercover to keep tabs on the Hell's Angels chapter in the area. His entire full career up to retirement, he only ever drew his weapon once. That was his last day, when a perp was going to run and he couldn't chase him.
I think the wages are off - we have a 'sunshine' list that publishes those in Funded roles that make more than 100 k and usually contains many officers - we have different agencies as well - RCMP are mostly Fed and also cover certain provinces who don't have their own force ie Ontario has the OPP - Ontario Provincial Police, Quebec has Sûreté du Québec, some cities have their own ie Toronto and Edmonton etc etc...good general overview...but older data. I think much has changed in the last couple of years in Canada for all areas covered in the video.
RCMP is a federal police force all over Canada. The uniform is only used in formal settings, not while they are working in the streets. Some province have their own police force also. Where I live in Newfoundland, we have the RNC (Royal Newfoundland Constabulary) as well as the RCMP. Ontario where I used to live is called OPP (Ontario provincial police), and so on.
In Canada, Large cities typically have their own police force. The RCMP serves smaller communities who cannot afford to have their own police force as well as rural areas. In Québec, that same rôle is played by the SQ.
Contrary to popular belief, Canada is still one of the most armed nations on the planet, top 10 or so in guns per capita. The reason why people think there aren't any guns there is because the USA just has 4x as many per capita. There ARE a lot less guns, but there's still a ton compared to in Europe.
You will still need a Possession and Acquisition Licence to purchase and even for buying ammo. To even get the Possession and Acquisition Licence you have to complete a Firearms Safety Course unless you use something like a pellet gun but those are still not allowed to be offsite of a range and should be supervised. Your license even says what kind of weapon you can use. We also cannot carry a concealed weapon. We pretty much aren't supposed to even use them for defense and both the weapon and ammo are supposed to be locked up and also have a gun lock. My son is in the CAF and can only use typically prohibited weapons when training and likely will not ever use one since his position is not one that would require one. So even if we have guns, most are either for hunting, military/police or are illegal. The uniforms of the RCMP are formal, for parade or special events and I believe are due to being under a monarchy. When my son was at RMC in Canada it was similar in style (Red and ceremonial) and I believe for most Armed Forces the dress uniforms are the same way (I could be wrong), otherwise it is just combats.
So right. There are a lot of guns here in Canada. I think the difference between here and the States (other than sheer numbers) is that fewer people own more guns rather than many people owning a gun or 2. Here it tends to only be hunters and target shooters rather than everyone with a phobia.
Canada is comparable to Finland and Norway in per capita gun ownership. There’s a massive difference in the type of guns, and the training and licensing requirements. In Norway and Finland, everyone has been through the military, and they generally own hunting rifles. In the US, almost no training is required in some places, and you can get any gun you want! Canada is kinda in between. You have to have a license, no assault rifles around, and a handgun is very hard to get a permit for. So most of our owners are folks with hunting rifles, with some training (or criminals who own them illegally, and THAT number is a lot higher here because of our neighbours to the south….).
I went through the training courses to get my license for a handgun. But I bought it before I had to have the course. I bought it out of a glass display case in a hardware store.. then I went to the RCMP station and registered it. Later years I had to take the course. But annual hunting was in my background and I had several old rifles that got from various uncles, parents, etc. And I seldom owned a new one. I am trying to think of how I can dispose of them soon. But I got most by mistake, or because it was the only one with a possession permit.. I found an old 44-40 Winchester in my in-laws home when we were selling it and we found it in a wall. My father-in-law did not remember it. It was the rifle the the Indians had at the battle of the little big horn. Custer was offered it but turned it down, because he said his troops would waste to much ammo on target practice. The Indians used effectively.
Statistics in Canada have proven that mining and construction are 10 times more lethal to its workers than the Canadian police force. That was from statistics Canada, which is a government organization.
Awesome video. Yes, training is different. There is federal, provincial and municipal. Lol.... All would require different training. You did awesome. Love this
Short version of Canadian law enforcement... The RCMP are the federal police. They operate everywhere in Canada and are the only police service in smaller communities, rural areas, and the like. The RCMP dress in "normal" police gear, the Red Surge uniform is used only at cerimonial or formal functions. Local Police exist. They operate in more populated areas, and cities. They "only" have jurisdiction in that area. So a "City of Toronto" officer would not have legal authority much beyond the city itself, obviously there are... complex rules. So for most of Canada the RCMP may be the only police, and they can operate in a city but usually defer "local policing" to the local police in larger urban areas.
Many American police departments now require a university degree. Also some academies go far longer than 26 weeks, and continous training and educational requirements are a constant throughout a police officer's career.
The provincial police in the province of BC train for approximately 44 weeks., 18 to 21 of which are at their home base police dept working under a specially trained field worker who ensures the recruits get as much exposure to police work as possible.
The cost of the red surge for the RCMP is about $4500 to $5000 , and the get one when they graduate RCMP school. It is only for formal situatiionfs. At a hockey game here this last weekend, tthere were several RCMP officers doing a ceremony at intermission. I was some kind of celebration for the local hockey team. I was talking to one female officer for a few minutes. She was much shorter than the other male officer cops.
I’m not sure where they’re getting the salaries from, but, lots of cops in Canada, make an easy hundred thousand dollars Canadian a year. Plus they have absolutely supreme pensions and benefits. I heard that Canadian cops are of an A and B status were American cops are at C and D average. I’m Canadian, but I have had a few interactions with American police. I find them really high strung and definitely not very personable on average.
Here in Ontario I've heard a lot of people visiting from other places say that we speed quite a bit more than where they're from. Going 20km over the speed limit is kind of the minimum on our highways. I've been going 120km/h in 80km/h zones and not been pulled over going past a cop many times. If you're driving under 100km/h in an 80km/h zone you're going to get passed. If you're on a big highway like the 401 which is 100km/h you're likely doing 120km/h in the middle lane and people will be passing you in the fast lane doing 130/140km/h. The law says transport trucks (lorries) cant go faster than 105km/h but most of them are doing 115-120km/h.
There are 2.4 million firearm owners in Canada. Lengthy and detailed back ground check as well as required training and tests. In Canada a legal and licensed firearms owner is checked every 24 hours by Police to see if they were involved in any serious crime or domestic despite which results in they’re firearms licence and firearms being seized. The vast majority of illegal firearms used by criminal gangs are smuggled in from the USA. Gang crime in large Canadian cities has increased over the last 8 years. Police killed by shooting has increased in that time as well. An RCMP officer after graduation still has 6 months of field training at the location they work. This can be a small Detachment up North with a handful of Police or in larger urban areas with up to 600 RCMP officers. Most larger cities in Canada have their own City Police Depts and a few provinces have Provincial Police. RCMP cover everything from FBI style Policing to General Duty Patrol.
RCMP is a federal police force. Much like the FBI. However, in locations that do not have access to a municipal or provincial police service, the RCMP are relied upon for any legal or criminal matters.
We have 3 levels of policing. Federal, Provincial and Municipal. As far as I know, only Ontario and Quebec have a provincial police force. In the other provinces and territories the RCMP perform provincial policing.In Ontario, the Provincial Police service communities that don't have their own municipal police service. There are also Indigenous policy services.
The RCMP are the Federal police which deals with federal law enforcement and also act as regular police in towns and cities that do not have a local police force. The RCMP were originally mounted police, but modern day the "mounted" part is not a big part of it. Most RCMP do not wear the classic red uniform, though I believe it is worn for formal occasions.
In Ontario, we have our own separate provincial Police force (OPP) and most larger cities have their own Police services. The Mounties don’t really have any footing in Ontario except possibly some federal areas like international airports perhaps.
Mert……One of my favourite videos is……” WHAT CANADIAN MOUNTIES GO THROUGH AT BOOT CAMP “ by business insider. It gives a breakdown of their regular training.
In Newfoundland we have The Newfoundland Constabulary . They are mainly if not totally in St. John’s. The rest of the island is served by the RCMP . Guns are available in Canada . My father had guns, my husband & son have guns. Anyone wanting a gun cannot just go buy one. You must have a Firearm acquisition certificate (FAC) to purchase one. BUT the type of gun available is hugely different. Apparently 1 in 15 Canadian adults own a gun.
RCMP is the national police force. A few towns will contract RCMP for their municipal policing but most cities and towns have their own police forces. Ontario and Quebec also have their own provincial police forces. There is also the Alberta provincial sheriffs service which is responsible for highways, transportation and courts and correctional services security. Saskatchwewan has a provincial highway patrol service which is responsible for transportation, highways and rural crime. Saskatchewan is also in the process of developing a provincial marshals service which will be responsible for fugitive warrants and also agricultural crime, specifically cattle rustling, trespassing etc. They will assist and augment the RCMP where needed. The Saskatchewan Marshals Service is expected to commence operations in 2026.
Yeah but you can't really compare city cops with federal police, plus cops training and requirements differs from province to province. Pretty sure it also varies by states for USA.
And another thing...our Mounties drive police cruisers not horses. The RCMP has the Musical Ride where they certainly do ride horses and very well I might add. I was never so proud to be Canadian as when I attended the Musical Ride a few decades ago.
To be a police officer in Québec you normally need to have a Police Technologies degree (3 years of college) and successfully complete a 16 weeks National Police degree. You better be in good shape 'cause you won't make it if you're not. After you join the Sureté du Québec (provincial police) or a municipal police department, you'll be on probation, usually for one year. Also, you have to pass rigorous background checks. The intrance requirements for the RCMP are more demanding than what the video leads you to believe. Also, it's training is considered university level, so while it length is similar than the average in the US, it is very intense.
Good Morning, the rcmp is a federal police force. Quebec and Ontario have their own provincial police forces; OPP, Ontario Provincial Police, Qpp, Quebec Provincial Police. The Mounties provide this service, a provincial police service, in most of the other provinces. The larger cities have their own police service. And the pay scale is away off. They get paid very well.
RCMP is the national police force for Canada - much like the FBI in the US. But the RCMP also provides local, regional and provincial level policing in all provinces except ON, QC and NL which have their own provncial police forces. Larger cities and towns will also have their own police forces. Smaller communities will be typically policed by the RCMP or provincial forces.
RCMP is Canada's federal police force; Canada's FBI. Cities and provinces have their own police forces. It's only in remote, under-populated areas where the Mounties might serve as the only law enforcement agency.
RCMP acted as our CIA until the 80s when CSIS/SCRS was formed as a seperate intelligence agency. They are almost exclusively a defensive/counterspy force.
@@alexandrelachapelle4597 From the RCMP's own website: "As Canada's national police service, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is a critical element of the Government of Canada's commitment to providing for the safety and security of the public. By tackling crime at the municipal, provincial/territorial, federal, and international levels, the RCMP provides integrated approaches to safety and security and a federal role and presence from coast to coast to coast."
Regardless where you live in Canada, you must take Safety Training and in some places that includes Conservation training (learning about Fur bearing animals, cloven hoofed animals, migratory game birds etc etc). Then you much obtain a Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) through the Federal Gov't. Once you have completed your training (6-30 hours depending on the Province) and have your PAL you can now "handle" a firearm and purchase firearms. We allow Hunting Rifles and Shotguns including Semi-Automatic but NO Automatic firearms. There is a Barrel Length Minimum and Handguns (Restricted Weapons which requires yet another license) can be purchased but must be kept in a safe carrying container and can be transported To and From a Shooting Range ONLY. There is NO Carrying of Handguns in Canada unless you are a Police Officer (or Provincial Offences Officer which includes Ministry of Natural Resources and arguably/technically/legally even a Building Inspector could but never do carry sidearms).
The RCMP is an elite police force and standards are higher . Ontario and Quebec have their own Provincial police forces and do some of the jobs of the RCMP.
In both Countries, under paid / under Trained / Under Educated. They need that university degree, a plus would be prior military training. Putting a 21 year old in a life and death situation, and hes only had less than 24months of training. Bad things happen
Much of Canada has three distinct levels of policing. Most major cities, such as Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver have their own police services. Some provinces, such as Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador have their own provincial police services that operate throughout their province or outside of the city's municipal police force. The RCMP are the federal police force and can be compared to America's FBI. RCMP also provide provincial and city policing where other policing services do not exist. Toronto and surrounding cities that make up the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), for example, have their own metropolitan police forces. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have jurisdiction for much of the remainder of the province and rural communities, but also police the provincial 400 series highways. The RCMP are also active in Toronto for certain federal laws, such as drug and human trafficing and smuggling. RCMP are responsible for all federal border issues and are the service responsible for Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
The RCMP are a federal force much like the FBI in the US. There are also the provincial police in most of Canada. Bigger cities will have their own place but other than that it's pretty much the RCMP outside of Ontario, Quebec and parts of Newfoundland. In Canada power for the police comes from above - literally the Crown. In the USA power for the police comes up from the people. Each will still give you a speeding ticket but the power to do so comes to a different place. In the US many counties will have a sheriff who was actually elected. They may have no police training whatsoever. Because power in the USA comes from the people they only have jurisdiction where the people actually are. in Canada the Mounties legally have jurisdiction everywhere.
Unless you speak french-Canadian an RCMP graduate will never be placed in their home province or territory. Less chance of bumping into ‘friends’ or being coerced by people you may know, I suppose.
The video is quite old. Canadian police are catching up re having problems. Meanwhile, the RCMP is plagued with scandals; ditto the Canadian Armed Forces (in addition to being drastically underfunded).
Canada like the USA they have levels of police. City police, regional/ provincial police and finally Federal / RCMP police divisions. And depending on the situation they do co-operate and work together.
Here in Canada you need a license to have a weapon. Which means a course, backroud check and no criminal record. Automatic weapons are prohibited unless you have a special permit and all weapons must be registered. In the United States, from the age of 18 it is almost as easy to have an automatic weapon as to buy a bag of candy. Also, did you know that many Canadians will never see an rcmp in their lives? I see US citizens say real bad things to cops and believe me here you stay polite. One more thing : In the US many places have a big problem with led in drinking water. It doesn't help.
THe article was somewhat limited given it was comparing the RCMP which does federal work and on rent as provincial police in 7 of the 10 provinces. The American policing is much more complicated. Criminal law is primarily a state jusitiction and so is covered by state troopers for the most part. Generally these are well trained and are probably who are being talked about here. But then there is federal criminal law on top of this with separate agencies. all these are primarily covered by the RCMP in Canada. These are FBI for enforce ment of most laws but with some weird overlaps like kidnapping and denying human rights, Drug and Gun enforcement by its own agency and sstrangly counterfitting by the Secret Service. But that leaves a whole other groups at the municiple and even county level. In Canada there are municiple police for larger municipalities and the provincial police or RCMP asprovincial police cover all else. There generally have good standards. In the US there are municiple police with decent training but in smaller communities and rural areas they have elected police who may have no training and often are very poorly paid.
Their the same. They over step their boundaries. In Ontario, POLICE CAN TURN OFF THEIR BODYCAMS, as long as they can explain why they did. Also know as “crafting a response” I filed a one page complaint to receive in return a 22 page response. FOI LIMIT is 30 days & it took 70 days to get it. For a few weeks, I noticed cops on me. A cop pulled me over and I asked him why. He said “I could barely see your turn signal” so he stopped me for using my signal. I rolled the window up and drove off. Know your rights, act professional and shut your mouth. Record, record record.
Guns are controlled heavily. You need your fire arms safety training. Also unlike the US we don't have right to carry. That and gun culture is not as prevalent.
Salary wise this is not taking into account OT and court time. Check out the sunshine list in Ontario to see the number of police officers earning more than 100k per year.
Growing up in Canada I was surrounded by police my dad was a JP for the Vancouver courthouse my mom worked at The Vancouver police department and the Burnaby police department my godfather was a policeman. I even dated a policeman for about a month but the bottom line is of all the police I knew most of them had never drawn their weapon let alone shot it I don't think I knew one ever discharged his firearm. I think policing is better here because the majority of people have more respect for the police. But saying that things are getting a lot rougher over the last I'd say 15/20 years.. more gang issues and gang violence and surprising shootings which were not really used to here in the lower mainland.
As for which country to be a police officer in I don't really think there is a preference. Yes there are a lot more Firearms down there but the Canadian laws only protect the criminals. So it's frustrating being on the lawful side
Policing in Canada is very different. For the most part police officers start older, are more educated and better trained. Canada has a vast social safety net so you do not get the utter poverty in some areas like the US. Punishment is much different as well. In the US prison sentences can be very long, Canada you might get 10 years for armed robbery and be out in 4 on parole therefore there isn't as much of a reason to fight to get away from the police. No one is allowed to carry handguns in Canada other than police so encountering people with guns is a lot more rare. Obviously criminals carry guns in Canada as well but it's not as common. Cops in Canada are friendlier. Cops in the US are more business. As stated in the video funding is a huge difference in the States. There are a lot more smaller police forces that will lose funding from the township if they aren't arresting and giving tickets thus potential job loss so there is more police stops in the US. In Canada you hardly ever see cops running radar on the highways or giving tickets like they did 30 years ago. RCMP are federal police but largely do day to day policing, especially in many parts of rural Canada. They are covered by Veterans Affairs like military because they can be sent to do peace keeping missions in other countries. Their training is a lot like military basic training with a lot focused on drill, dress and deportment. They used to be highly paid in the 80s, always in the top 3 in Canada now have fallen to 57th in pay across Canada. Overtime and holiday pay is huge for police in Canada. Most overtime is at double time meaning about $110/hour plus every holiday they make an additional $800-$1000 x 12 stat holidays. So it's very easy for cops to make $150,000 to $200,000 per year.
This is not really accurate. While the minimum in Canada maybe high school, only those with a University degree are getting hired. The reason is the demand for people who want to become Police Officers in Canada is high. In Toronto Ontario and Edmonton Alberta you will make well over $100,000 after five years.
The right to bear arms is in the US constitution. They have the most guns per capita in the world. As for recruiting police officers, most of Canada has fitness and psychological tests for would be recruits to weed out the ego tripping ones. There are four types of police forces: municipal, provincial (for the provinces that have them), federal (RCMP) and the railway police which has the highest authority in the country.
Basically the key difference between Canada and U.S. gun ownership is the majority of weapons registered in Canada are for the purpose of hunting, while the majority of the weapons sold in the U.S. are for the purpose of killing people. You're not buying an AR15 to take out a deer.
There was a lot of incorrect information about Canadian police requirements and pay in that video. It is very difficult to get into a city police force in Canada and even harder to make the RCMP (which does require a post secondary degree). All police departments have rating systems for recruitment and post secondary education and additional languages help your chances greatly. The process is long and difficult and begins with the initial application which must contain your full educational transcripts, up to 20 character references and a full background check of yourself, your family, spouse or partner and anyone who lives with you (roommate, etc.). There is zero tolerance for any criminal background no matter how minor the offence and your immediate family and spouse/partner also need to pass a full criminal background check. If you make it past that point there is a written test, then multiple in person interviews, at least one of which will be a lie detector test. Should you pass all that there is a physical fitness test in numerous parts including swimming ability. If you make it through all the tests you will move on to either a Provincial police college or the RCMP training centre. Both programs are difficult as they are meant to weed out those who would not do well on the street. Should you graduate and begin as a trainee constable the starting salary in a city like Vancouver ranges from high $50k’s to $60k and RCMP is higher, up to $75k. It’s a difficult and demanding job and in Canada at least the salary and benefits are more in line with the risk / reward. So better screening, better training, better pay, better community relations, less crime for police in Canada. The US will never improve their quality of life until they put more resources into education and law enforcement, with education coming first. Neither will help significantly unless they actually do something about the insane gun problems. No countries with proper gun control laws have gun violence like the US.
I don't really see anyone caring to have a gun unless they are into illegal activity. Hunting is prodominate here but hand guns to be honest, I have never seen one place that sells them. They are legal to have but only certain ones. You can't buy a AK47. We don't hate our neighbor, we aren't scared of each other and don't have hate towards one another politically or any other way. I'm so proud to be Canadian.
They should not have shown the R.C.M.P. as an example of a Canadian police force. They are Federal police and compare more to the FBI in the U.S. They have a different and specialized training. The comparison should have been made with the regular police forces in Canada.
The vast majority of Canada's geography is policed by the RCMP. Most of the members are sitting in police cars enforcing laws. They are not like the FBI who do not even have a uniform.
One thing to keep in mind while watching this video is the population differences. There are more people living in the state of California than all of Canada. The requirements of joining a police force will vary by state, county,town, and type of police force. A small town with little crime may hire out of high school, while a large one with a higher crime rate will have higher requirements.
I think that’s the biggest difference- little towns in Canada don’t have their own police forces. They use the SQ, the OPP or the RCMP. Only large cities have their own forces. It’s actually harder to get into the RCMP than most city police forces. The quality of applicants and the training requirements is much more even across departments in Canada than across forces in the US. And yes, you have to watch the stats. If it’s not a per capita stat, it’s easy to compare, as the US has about 10 times the population of Canada.
You may want to check that old stat. That was definitely true, up until recently. Canada has let in a lot more people in the past two years. I think our population may have reached the 40 million mark by now, which i think is California’s current population.
@62Cristoforo I will not disagree with your statement. I think you might have misunderstood the point I was trying to make. Canada is a sovereign nation with a population similar to a single US state. There are another 49 states that have a population. Roughly another 300 million people as well as 49 million in California.
The RCMP is more militaristic compared to the regular cops. In Canada you still have systemic racism within the police force and it posses a major problem. One reason people are not their biggest fans.
RCMP has become very politicized. The commissioner is appointed by the government and is subject to the whims of the government of the day. Having said this, the impact on policing has been reasonable until very recently (2015).
RCMP does stand for Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Their red uniform is a dress uniform, their duty uniforms look similar to those of other cops'. They are a federal police force, and they also contract with municipalities and provinces that don't have their own town or provincial police. So in those cases the RCMP will act as county/town/provincial police. Larger towns and cities often have their own police service. RCMP often work in rural areas, so they cover a lot of ground and often not with a partner. My niece's hockey coach is a municipal cop.
^^ This, plus the provinces of Ontario and Quebec each have their own provincial police services that stand in for municipalities that don't have the budget for their own police services. There are also regional police forces and municipal depending on your municipal arrangement.
Newfoundland & Labrador have Provincial Police too - the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
The RCMP started in the West Alberta in Fort Macleod. It was established to quell the illegal production of Liquor. It patrolled mostly southern area of Alberta. They were known as the Northwest Mounted Police.
@@rrain3375 Just to add to that, there was an intent to send police west but it was given added urgency when a group indigenous people, men women and children were murdered by a group of mostly Americans. Their juristiction covered all of the west and to a large degree they made agreements with tribes to try to contol the flow of alcohol.
They should be called the Royal Canadian Mounted Rapists after all the class action suits they had to settle from their own female officers and staff.
RCMP is not the same as the regular police forces in cities across Canada
It is far more intense for RCMP
Our City has the RCMP as our municipal force.
You mean for training, right?
@@johnandrews3568 Yes - the training is different
You can get Guns in Canada but you need to take a course and there are restrictions on types
Being a Canadian and also have lived in the US for a period of time, the biggest difference is that our police force uses a strategy of de-escalating situations. They are trained like that. This can't be said for the US - they don't receive this training, but should.
Your misconceptions could get you killed. Canadian police are trained in de-escalation, but that term means something very specific when they use it, and does not correspond to the way you or I would use the word. It refers specifically to the use of force continuum that they are trained on. It has nothing to do with interpersonal techniques for navigating socially challenging situations with upset or disabled people. It only has to do with degrees of violence that the police are to inflict in a given situation and how, in mechanical terms, to go (for example) from two officers aiming guns to one aiming a gun and one drawing an asp while maintaining officer safety. For more information on this subject I would encourage you to look into the sworn testimony provided by expert witnesses provided by the police during the inquest into the police shooting of Beau Baker. No doubt you will also be able to hear those same expert witnesses at the future inquest into the police shooting of Nicholas Nembhard.
I didn't know that very interesting.
I do not agree with you are peace officers "police" have seriously changed in the last 15 years. They're more militant
I swear the RCMP are trained in the ‘Do what I say’ voice. It’s the same voice that good teachers and Mom’s of toddlers use well. It’s remarkably effective.
i'd agree with this. i've lived in both, and would much prefer to deal with Canadian cops vs the US
on a side note - Sergeant Pepper was an Ontario Provincial Police Staff Sergeant who was assigned to travel with the Beatles coordinating their security during one of their tours.
If you look at the album cover, you will see Paul with an OPP uniform patch on his costume
Total myth. Just heard McArtney on a podcast say he got the name because someone he was traveling with asked him to pass the salt & pepper at dinner. McArtney thought he said “Sgt. Pepper” and it stuck with him.
Guns can be obtained here in Canada
To be allowed to purchase one you have to pass a test involving gun safety, use proper locked storage, and have to renew your gun license every couple years
Also certain guns are completely banned from civilian use (like assault rifles)
You can no longer buy a handgun in Canada either........ NOT LEGALLY, at least !!
RCMP cadets go to what’s called Depot in Regina Saskatchewan for 26 weeks, and that’s living away from your family and training 24/7 . My brother is a 17 year veteran and now a corporal and equates the training like a military boot camp. His job is at times, like all police, dangerous but he takes great pride in working for his community and we are extremely proud of him.
Thank you for your brothers service ! God bless !
@@ChrisSprenger. how very kind of you! I will be sure to pass this message on to him!
I know a retired Toronto cop who in 30 years never drew his weapon.
In the UK they don't carry guns.
I don't know if you've done it already, but please find some videos on the RCMP's Musical Ride. That is a huge part of Canadiana and national pride.
In the province of Quebec, you need a full college degree in order to become a police officer.
The system of education is a bit different here, so: after high school, you can go to a trade school, or a college (cegep). In cegep, you can do 2 years in preparation to go to university, OR, you can train for certain careers - nurse, special education, police officer (and more).
For those it's 3 full years where you get the basic college curriculum (French, English, philosophy, PE), plus classes in your specific program, for 2 years, and the third year is strictly classes in your program.
RCMP are a federal force. There are local city police forces, also Ontario and Quebec Provincial police.
We have the RCMP as our Municipal Force
Yeah, I don’t know why they are comparing US local forces with the Canadian federal force.
In my area, reservations have their own policing. The Mounties are not allowed on their land unless requested. They are often requested around here.
Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland & Labrador have their own provincial police. The other provinces and territories use the RCMP as their provincial/territorial police services under contract. Some cities also use the RCMP as their municipal police under contract.
In Québec, you have provincial police (SQ) covering most of the territory, but most towns and cities have their municipal police force.
There is a provincal police also in Newfoundland and Labadour. It is the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
You also have to pass psychological tests for the RCMP and have to be willing to be posted anywhere within Canada.
For RCMP it can take over 2 years to get on. The application process is 2 years and though not needed they prefer to higher those with a post secondary degree. Our police come from the military history if Canada. The force is decended from the British military thus the Red Coat so their training comes from military drills and do not forget the RCMP are also Royal Gaurds so in addition to normal policing they spend time doing duties protecting dignitaries and politicians. Each year some go to England to protect the Monarchy. My sister got to do this just before the Queen passed away. Our police keep us safe, help the community and protect the country. One of the biggest issues is alot of people see Canada and the US as the same so treat our police like they see American police even though the RCMP train for much longer. In the US train is about 6 weeks where in Canada it is 26 week and Canadian police are trained to be part of a community. They are encouraged to work with community groups and help in their off time in churches, youth centres and groups. I am proud of my RCMP.
I think that the police in Canada are acting more and more like American cops. If you'd like, look up Canadian police auditors.
There are so many applicants for the RCMP, if you don't at least have a university certificate (in something related like law, sociology,etc.) you have little chance of getting in.
My info is a bit out of date but twenty years ago I worked in Loss Prevention in downtown Vancouver, Canada. I dealt with a lot of Vancouver Cops. One of the interesting things I learned was that if they were to even unclip the holster of their gun, they would have to do about 2 hours of paperwork. Consequently, using a gun was not something they ever wanted to do. They were taught to de-escalate situations, and then step up responses as necessary. Around the same time, I had a brief long distance relationship with a cop from LA county and he was all about his guns and his nightsticks and whatever weapons he could get his hands on. I broke it off with him quickly, because he was always talking about weapons.
One thing I’ve noticed watching police videos is how much better Canadian cops are at using their voice. I hear US cops screech, scream, bellow, talk too fast, not talk at all, etc. Canadian cops have firm, clear, voices. They speak clearly, concisely, and they modulate their volume consciously and quickly.
The difference between the RCMP and many regular municipal/provincial police forces is that the Mounties are a paramilitary force. Their training is somewhat different and reflects that status.
In Quebec, many senior SQ (Provincial Sureté du Québec) detectives make 6 figure salaries.
One huge difference in Canada's RCMP vs the US police forces... RCMP's jurisdiction is CANADA. You can cross a provincial border (ie speeding) and the RCMP can still chase you. In the states, many police forces can't even cross county lines without calling ahead for permission.
Local police officers can serve with the RCMP as liaison officers, you have to look at their pant legs to see if they are full RCMP or not. RCMP will have a single large solid yellow strips, liaisons will have 2 smaller stripes.
The yellow stripe is from the Army which used yellow for Calvary, British, Canadian and American.
There's a video on youtube on the RCMP bootcamp training.
Canadian police agencies are not called “police forces” but rather “police services”, or “police departments”, ie. VPD = Vancouver Police Department or CPS = Calgary Police Service, with the exception of the Newfoundland Constabulary. (And it’s NEWfoundland not newFOUNDland as is pronounced in the UK.) 🇨🇦✌🏻
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@@IdkAgain-de9eb Yes. What I should have written is that I often hear American news anchors refer to a police department as a police force, which is not how our police departments are referred to here in Canada.
I’m from the West Coast and Vancouver has its own police department (VPD) (and so does Port Moody) and as a cocky little teenager I found out that those two police departments do not see the humour in it when you ask them “what do you want to be when you grow up? a real cop?” 🙄 it is typically a lot easier to get into municipal police departments than it is the RCMP.
Ontario has the OPP (Ontario provincial police) but RCMP are Canada wide, with the exception of some of the municipalities
Without reading any of the previous comments, let me say for the final time: the little animations for the RCMP show them dressed in red serge uniforms--these uniforms are for ceremonial purposes only, such as parades and funerals. The everyday uniform looks very much like typical city police departments. The RCMP is a national para-military police force found across Canada. Many of the larger cities in Canada have their own police forces while the RCMP is typically in smaller cities and towns. Ontario and Quebec have provincial police.
And most cities have just normal police like in the u.s, at least in Ontario
My uncle and cousin are both RCMP officers, and they make good money. Both pulling in well over 100k per year.
Canadians don’t pull their guns nearly as quickly as the US cops.
My uncle was a cop cop, not RCMP. A motorcycle cop that often went undercover to keep tabs on the Hell's Angels chapter in the area. His entire full career up to retirement, he only ever drew his weapon once. That was his last day, when a perp was going to run and he couldn't chase him.
Too much paperwork if you draw your service weapon in Canada. Better to de-escalate the situation than get writer's cramp
I think the wages are off - we have a 'sunshine' list that publishes those in Funded roles that make more than 100 k and usually contains many officers - we have different agencies as well - RCMP are mostly Fed and also cover certain provinces who don't have their own force ie Ontario has the OPP - Ontario Provincial Police, Quebec has Sûreté du Québec, some cities have their own ie Toronto and Edmonton etc etc...good general overview...but older data. I think much has changed in the last couple of years in Canada for all areas covered in the video.
RCMP is a federal police force all over Canada. The uniform is only used in formal settings, not while they are working in the streets. Some province have their own police force also. Where I live in Newfoundland, we have the RNC (Royal Newfoundland Constabulary) as well as the RCMP. Ontario where I used to live is called OPP (Ontario provincial police), and so on.
In Canada, Large cities typically have their own police force. The RCMP serves smaller communities who cannot afford to have their own police force as well as rural areas. In Québec, that same rôle is played by the SQ.
10 times the population, a lot of measurements in this and other videos echo that.
I enjoy the videos you choose.
Contrary to popular belief, Canada is still one of the most armed nations on the planet, top 10 or so in guns per capita. The reason why people think there aren't any guns there is because the USA just has 4x as many per capita. There ARE a lot less guns, but there's still a ton compared to in Europe.
You will still need a Possession and Acquisition Licence to purchase and even for buying ammo. To even get the Possession and Acquisition Licence you have to complete a Firearms Safety Course unless you use something like a pellet gun but those are still not allowed to be offsite of a range and should be supervised. Your license even says what kind of weapon you can use. We also cannot carry a concealed weapon. We pretty much aren't supposed to even use them for defense and both the weapon and ammo are supposed to be locked up and also have a gun lock. My son is in the CAF and can only use typically prohibited weapons when training and likely will not ever use one since his position is not one that would require one. So even if we have guns, most are either for hunting, military/police or are illegal. The uniforms of the RCMP are formal, for parade or special events and I believe are due to being under a monarchy. When my son was at RMC in Canada it was similar in style (Red and ceremonial) and I believe for most Armed Forces the dress uniforms are the same way (I could be wrong), otherwise it is just combats.
We're all Snipers here !
So right. There are a lot of guns here in Canada. I think the difference between here and the States (other than sheer numbers) is that fewer people own more guns rather than many people owning a gun or 2. Here it tends to only be hunters and target shooters rather than everyone with a phobia.
Canada is comparable to Finland and Norway in per capita gun ownership. There’s a massive difference in the type of guns, and the training and licensing requirements. In Norway and Finland, everyone has been through the military, and they generally own hunting rifles. In the US, almost no training is required in some places, and you can get any gun you want! Canada is kinda in between. You have to have a license, no assault rifles around, and a handgun is very hard to get a permit for. So most of our owners are folks with hunting rifles, with some training (or criminals who own them illegally, and THAT number is a lot higher here because of our neighbours to the south….).
I went through the training courses to get my license for a handgun. But I bought it before I had to have the course. I bought it out of a glass display case in a hardware store.. then I went to the RCMP station and registered it. Later years I had to take the course. But annual hunting was in my background and I had several old rifles that got from various uncles, parents, etc. And I seldom owned a new one. I am trying to think of how I can dispose of them soon. But I got most by mistake, or because it was the only one with a possession permit.. I found an old 44-40 Winchester in my in-laws home when we were selling it and we found it in a wall. My father-in-law did not remember it. It was the rifle the the Indians had at the battle of the little big horn. Custer was offered it but turned it down, because he said his troops would waste to much ammo on target practice. The Indians used effectively.
Statistics in Canada have proven that mining and construction are 10 times more lethal to its workers than the Canadian police force. That was from statistics Canada, which is a government organization.
Awesome video. Yes, training is different. There is federal, provincial and municipal. Lol.... All would require different training. You did awesome. Love this
Short version of Canadian law enforcement...
The RCMP are the federal police. They operate everywhere in Canada and are the only police service in smaller communities, rural areas, and the like.
The RCMP dress in "normal" police gear, the Red Surge uniform is used only at cerimonial or formal functions.
Local Police exist. They operate in more populated areas, and cities. They "only" have jurisdiction in that area. So a "City of Toronto" officer would not have legal authority much beyond the city itself, obviously there are... complex rules.
So for most of Canada the RCMP may be the only police, and they can operate in a city but usually defer "local policing" to the local police in larger urban areas.
Many American police departments now require a university degree. Also some academies go far longer than 26 weeks, and continous training and educational requirements are a constant throughout a police officer's career.
That must be a very old video, $90,000 and up plus full benefits or better.
I did taxes for years. 2 married to each other were RCMP. No Kids. Each made over 130,000$
The provincial police in the province of BC train for approximately 44 weeks., 18 to 21 of which are at their home base police dept working under a specially trained field worker who ensures the recruits get as much exposure to police work as possible.
The cost of the red surge for the RCMP is about $4500 to $5000 , and the get one when they graduate RCMP school. It is only for formal situatiionfs. At a hockey game here this last weekend, tthere were several RCMP officers doing a ceremony at intermission. I was some kind of celebration for the local hockey team. I was talking to one female officer for a few minutes. She was much shorter than the other male officer cops.
I’m not sure where they’re getting the salaries from, but, lots of cops in Canada, make an easy hundred thousand dollars Canadian a year. Plus they have absolutely supreme pensions and benefits.
I heard that Canadian cops are of an A and B status were American cops are at C and D average.
I’m Canadian, but I have had a few interactions with American police. I find them really high strung and definitely not very personable on average.
I have a friend who is a is a Saskatoon police officer. From what he said. The training for the RCMP and regular police are about the same.
Here in Ontario I've heard a lot of people visiting from other places say that we speed quite a bit more than where they're from. Going 20km over the speed limit is kind of the minimum on our highways. I've been going 120km/h in 80km/h zones and not been pulled over going past a cop many times. If you're driving under 100km/h in an 80km/h zone you're going to get passed. If you're on a big highway like the 401 which is 100km/h you're likely doing 120km/h in the middle lane and people will be passing you in the fast lane doing 130/140km/h. The law says transport trucks (lorries) cant go faster than 105km/h but most of them are doing 115-120km/h.
There are 2.4 million firearm owners in Canada. Lengthy and detailed back ground check as well as required training and tests. In Canada a legal and licensed firearms owner is checked every 24 hours by Police to see if they were involved in any serious crime or domestic despite which results in they’re firearms licence and firearms being seized. The vast majority of illegal firearms used by criminal gangs are smuggled in from the USA. Gang crime in large Canadian cities has increased over the last 8 years. Police killed by shooting has increased in that time as well. An RCMP officer after graduation still has 6 months of field training at the location they work. This can be a small Detachment up North with a handful of Police or in larger urban areas with up to 600 RCMP officers. Most larger cities in Canada have their own City Police Depts and a few provinces have Provincial Police. RCMP cover everything from FBI style Policing to General Duty Patrol.
RCMP is a federal police force. Much like the FBI. However, in locations that do not have access to a municipal or provincial police service, the RCMP are relied upon for any legal or criminal matters.
everyone I feel has lost trust in the RCMP in the last 2-3 years with the Freedom Convoy
We have 3 levels of policing. Federal, Provincial and Municipal. As far as I know, only Ontario and Quebec have a provincial police force. In the other provinces and territories the RCMP perform provincial policing.In Ontario, the Provincial Police service communities that don't have their own municipal police service. There are also Indigenous policy services.
The RCMP are the Federal police which deals with federal law enforcement and also act as regular police in towns and cities that do not have a local police force. The RCMP were originally mounted police, but modern day the "mounted" part is not a big part of it. Most RCMP do not wear the classic red uniform, though I believe it is worn for formal occasions.
In Ontario, we have our own separate provincial Police force (OPP) and most larger cities have their own Police services. The Mounties don’t really have any footing in Ontario except possibly some federal areas like international airports perhaps.
Mert……One of my favourite videos is……” WHAT CANADIAN MOUNTIES GO THROUGH AT BOOT CAMP “ by business insider. It gives a breakdown of their regular training.
In Newfoundland we have The Newfoundland Constabulary . They are mainly if not totally in St. John’s. The rest of the island is served by the RCMP . Guns are available in Canada . My father had guns, my husband & son have guns. Anyone wanting a gun cannot just go buy one. You must have a Firearm acquisition certificate (FAC) to purchase one. BUT the type of gun available is hugely different. Apparently 1 in 15 Canadian adults own a gun.
RCMP is the national police force. A few towns will contract RCMP for their municipal policing but most cities and towns have their own police forces. Ontario and Quebec also have their own provincial police forces. There is also the Alberta provincial sheriffs service which is responsible for highways, transportation and courts and correctional services security. Saskatchwewan has a provincial highway patrol service which is responsible for transportation, highways and rural crime. Saskatchewan is also in the process of developing a provincial marshals service which will be responsible for fugitive warrants and also agricultural crime, specifically cattle rustling, trespassing etc. They will assist and augment the RCMP where needed. The Saskatchewan Marshals Service is expected to commence operations in 2026.
Yeah but you can't really compare city cops with federal police, plus cops training and requirements differs from province to province. Pretty sure it also varies by states for USA.
And another thing...our Mounties drive police cruisers not horses. The RCMP has the Musical Ride where they certainly do ride horses and very well I might add. I was never so proud to be Canadian as when I attended the Musical Ride a few decades ago.
To be a police officer in Québec you normally need to have a Police Technologies degree (3 years of college) and successfully complete a 16 weeks National Police degree. You better be in good shape 'cause you won't make it if you're not. After you join the Sureté du Québec (provincial police) or a municipal police department, you'll be on probation, usually for one year. Also, you have to pass rigorous background checks.
The intrance requirements for the RCMP are more demanding than what the video leads you to believe. Also, it's training is considered university level, so while it length is similar than the average in the US, it is very intense.
RCMP are federal officers. Many provinces have a police service and many municipalities have a police service as well.
Good Morning, the rcmp is a federal police force. Quebec and Ontario have their own provincial police forces; OPP, Ontario Provincial Police, Qpp, Quebec Provincial Police. The Mounties provide this service, a provincial police service, in most of the other provinces. The larger cities have their own police service. And the pay scale is away off. They get paid very well.
RCMP is the national police force for Canada - much like the FBI in the US. But the RCMP also provides local, regional and provincial level policing in all provinces except ON, QC and NL which have their own provncial police forces. Larger cities and towns will also have their own police forces. Smaller communities will be typically policed by the RCMP or provincial forces.
RCMP is Canada's federal police force; Canada's FBI. Cities and provinces have their own police forces. It's only in remote, under-populated areas where the Mounties might serve as the only law enforcement agency.
RCMP acted as our CIA until the 80s when CSIS/SCRS was formed as a seperate intelligence agency. They are almost exclusively a defensive/counterspy force.
@@alexandrelachapelle4597 From the RCMP's own website: "As Canada's national police service, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is a critical element of the Government of Canada's commitment to providing for the safety and security of the public. By tackling crime at the municipal, provincial/territorial, federal, and international levels, the RCMP provides integrated approaches to safety and security and a federal role and presence from coast to coast to coast."
Regardless where you live in Canada, you must take Safety Training and in some places that includes Conservation training (learning about Fur bearing animals, cloven hoofed animals, migratory game birds etc etc). Then you much obtain a Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) through the Federal Gov't. Once you have completed your training (6-30 hours depending on the Province) and have your PAL you can now "handle" a firearm and purchase firearms.
We allow Hunting Rifles and Shotguns including Semi-Automatic but NO Automatic firearms. There is a Barrel Length Minimum and Handguns (Restricted Weapons which requires yet another license) can be purchased but must be kept in a safe carrying container and can be transported To and From a Shooting Range ONLY. There is NO Carrying of Handguns in Canada unless you are a Police Officer (or Provincial Offences Officer which includes Ministry of Natural Resources and arguably/technically/legally even a Building Inspector could but never do carry sidearms).
We also have specific laws about the storage of firearms and ammunitions.
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Ticket writing is not really a revenue source for US Police Departnents. The budgets come out of genral taxes.
Canada has the 5th most guns per capita in the world, our gun culture is more similar to Scandinavia, we mostly use them for hunting
The RCMP is an elite police force and standards are higher . Ontario and Quebec have their own Provincial police forces and do some of the jobs of the RCMP.
In both Countries, under paid / under Trained / Under Educated. They need that university degree, a plus would be prior military training. Putting a 21 year old in a life and death situation, and hes only had less than 24months of training. Bad things happen
Much of Canada has three distinct levels of policing. Most major cities, such as Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver have their own police services. Some provinces, such as Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador have their own provincial police services that operate throughout their province or outside of the city's municipal police force. The RCMP are the federal police force and can be compared to America's FBI. RCMP also provide provincial and city policing where other policing services do not exist. Toronto and surrounding cities that make up the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), for example, have their own metropolitan police forces. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have jurisdiction for much of the remainder of the province and rural communities, but also police the provincial 400 series highways. The RCMP are also active in Toronto for certain federal laws, such as drug and human trafficing and smuggling. RCMP are responsible for all federal border issues and are the service responsible for Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
The RCMP are a federal force much like the FBI in the US. There are also the provincial police in most of Canada. Bigger cities will have their own place but other than that it's pretty much the RCMP outside of Ontario, Quebec and parts of Newfoundland. In Canada power for the police comes from above - literally the Crown. In the USA power for the police comes up from the people. Each will still give you a speeding ticket but the power to do so comes to a different place. In the US many counties will have a sheriff who was actually elected. They may have no police training whatsoever. Because power in the USA comes from the people they only have jurisdiction where the people actually are. in Canada the Mounties legally have jurisdiction everywhere.
Unless you speak french-Canadian an RCMP graduate will never be placed in their home province or territory. Less chance of bumping into ‘friends’ or being coerced by people you may know, I suppose.
The video is quite old.
Canadian police are catching up re having problems.
Meanwhile, the RCMP is plagued with scandals; ditto the Canadian Armed Forces (in addition to being drastically underfunded).
The original recruits of the Royaley Mounted came from the Black &Tan 😂
Canada like the USA they have levels of police. City police, regional/ provincial police and finally Federal / RCMP police divisions. And depending on the situation they do co-operate and work together.
Here in Canada you need a license to have a weapon. Which means a course, backroud check and no criminal record. Automatic weapons are prohibited unless you have a special permit and all weapons must be registered. In the United States, from the age of 18 it is almost as easy to have an automatic weapon as to buy a bag of candy. Also, did you know that many Canadians will never see an rcmp in their lives? I see US citizens say real bad things to cops and believe me here you stay polite. One more thing : In the US many places have a big problem with led in drinking water. It doesn't help.
THe article was somewhat limited given it was comparing the RCMP which does federal work and on rent as provincial police in 7 of the 10 provinces. The American policing is much more complicated. Criminal law is primarily a state jusitiction and so is covered by state troopers for the most part. Generally these are well trained and are probably who are being talked about here. But then there is federal criminal law on top of this with separate agencies. all these are primarily covered by the RCMP in Canada. These are FBI for enforce ment of most laws but with some weird overlaps like kidnapping and denying human rights, Drug and Gun enforcement by its own agency and sstrangly counterfitting by the Secret Service.
But that leaves a whole other groups at the municiple and even county level. In Canada there are municiple police for larger municipalities and the provincial police or RCMP asprovincial police cover all else. There generally have good standards. In the US there are municiple police with decent training but in smaller communities and rural areas they have elected police who may have no training and often are very poorly paid.
It’s worth noting canadas population is like 38million.
15 ois vs 1000 ois with a population of 330million.
Their the same. They over step their boundaries. In Ontario, POLICE CAN TURN OFF THEIR BODYCAMS, as long as they can explain why they did. Also know as “crafting a response” I filed a one page complaint to receive in return a 22 page response. FOI LIMIT is 30 days & it took 70 days to get it. For a few weeks, I noticed cops on me. A cop pulled me over and I asked him why. He said “I could barely see your turn signal” so he stopped me for using my signal. I rolled the window up and drove off. Know your rights, act professional and shut your mouth. Record, record record.
I think the salary info is off. I have a friend who’s husband is a police officer in Ontario (OPP), and he makes well over $100,000
The wage figures are very inaccurate. A State police officer here in Nevada can easily reach $80000 in a couple of years
Police in Canada usually make over 100k including over time after a few years of service
Guns are controlled heavily. You need your fire arms safety training. Also unlike the US we don't have right to carry. That and gun culture is not as prevalent.
Salary wise this is not taking into account OT and court time. Check out the sunshine list in Ontario to see the number of police officers earning more than 100k per year.
Growing up in Canada I was surrounded by police my dad was a JP for the Vancouver courthouse my mom worked at The Vancouver police department and the Burnaby police department my godfather was a policeman. I even dated a policeman for about a month but the bottom line is of all the police I knew most of them had never drawn their weapon let alone shot it I don't think I knew one ever discharged his firearm. I think policing is better here because the majority of people have more respect for the police. But saying that things are getting a lot rougher over the last I'd say 15/20 years.. more gang issues and gang violence and surprising shootings which were not really used to here in the lower mainland.
Most of the legal guns (rifles ets) in Canada are for hunting. Automatic weapons are illegal.
As for which country to be a police officer in I don't really think there is a preference. Yes there are a lot more Firearms down there but the Canadian laws only protect the criminals. So it's frustrating being on the lawful side
Canada is awesome. Guns don't litter our country. Education matters. Educated police officers. So many differences it's extreme.
Policing in Canada is very different. For the most part police officers start older, are more educated and better trained. Canada has a vast social safety net so you do not get the utter poverty in some areas like the US. Punishment is much different as well. In the US prison sentences can be very long, Canada you might get 10 years for armed robbery and be out in 4 on parole therefore there isn't as much of a reason to fight to get away from the police. No one is allowed to carry handguns in Canada other than police so encountering people with guns is a lot more rare. Obviously criminals carry guns in Canada as well but it's not as common. Cops in Canada are friendlier. Cops in the US are more business.
As stated in the video funding is a huge difference in the States. There are a lot more smaller police forces that will lose funding from the township if they aren't arresting and giving tickets thus potential job loss so there is more police stops in the US. In Canada you hardly ever see cops running radar on the highways or giving tickets like they did 30 years ago.
RCMP are federal police but largely do day to day policing, especially in many parts of rural Canada. They are covered by Veterans Affairs like military because they can be sent to do peace keeping missions in other countries. Their training is a lot like military basic training with a lot focused on drill, dress and deportment. They used to be highly paid in the 80s, always in the top 3 in Canada now have fallen to 57th in pay across Canada.
Overtime and holiday pay is huge for police in Canada. Most overtime is at double time meaning about $110/hour plus every holiday they make an additional $800-$1000 x 12 stat holidays. So it's very easy for cops to make $150,000 to $200,000 per year.
How old is that video cuz the average for The Province of Ontario is approx $90k
This is not really accurate. While the minimum in Canada maybe high school, only those with a University degree are getting hired. The reason is the demand for people who want to become Police Officers in Canada is high. In Toronto Ontario and Edmonton Alberta you will make well over $100,000 after five years.
I have never had a cop point a gun at me at a traffic stop in Canada but I have in the States
The right to bear arms is in the US constitution. They have the most guns per capita in the world.
As for recruiting police officers, most of Canada has fitness and psychological tests for would be recruits to weed out the ego tripping ones.
There are four types of police forces: municipal, provincial (for the provinces that have them), federal (RCMP) and the railway police which has the highest authority in the country.
Basically the key difference between Canada and U.S. gun ownership is the majority of weapons registered in Canada are for the purpose of hunting, while the majority of the weapons sold in the U.S. are for the purpose of killing people.
You're not buying an AR15 to take out a deer.
Larger cities often have there own police force or they may contract from the RCMP
There was a lot of incorrect information about Canadian police requirements and pay in that video. It is very difficult to get into a city police force in Canada and even harder to make the RCMP (which does require a post secondary degree). All police departments have rating systems for recruitment and post secondary education and additional languages help your chances greatly. The process is long and difficult and begins with the initial application which must contain your full educational transcripts, up to 20 character references and a full background check of yourself, your family, spouse or partner and anyone who lives with you (roommate, etc.). There is zero tolerance for any criminal background no matter how minor the offence and your immediate family and spouse/partner also need to pass a full criminal background check. If you make it past that point there is a written test, then multiple in person interviews, at least one of which will be a lie detector test. Should you pass all that there is a physical fitness test in numerous parts including swimming ability. If you make it through all the tests you will move on to either a Provincial police college or the RCMP training centre. Both programs are difficult as they are meant to weed out those who would not do well on the street. Should you graduate and begin as a trainee constable the starting salary in a city like Vancouver ranges from high $50k’s to $60k and RCMP is higher, up to $75k. It’s a difficult and demanding job and in Canada at least the salary and benefits are more in line with the risk / reward. So better screening, better training, better pay, better community relations, less crime for police in Canada. The US will never improve their quality of life until they put more resources into education and law enforcement, with education coming first. Neither will help significantly unless they actually do something about the insane gun problems. No countries with proper gun control laws have gun violence like the US.
Many of our Canadian officers of all levels quit because of ptsd.
America has a police "force" Canada has a police "service"
Not get it wrong. A gun can be present at any law enforcement response in any country.
Definitely undereducated particularly in psychology of people
Canada is FAR from a utopia.
Unaffordable housing; unaffordable food;; limited opportunities....
LMFAO and you are from where? Lol 😂 it's not Utopia your right but it's not USA or Iraq either.
The average base salary for a Surrey, BC cop is $99,000
I don't really see anyone caring to have a gun unless they are into illegal activity. Hunting is prodominate here but hand guns to be honest, I have never seen one place that sells them. They are legal to have but only certain ones. You can't buy a AK47. We don't hate our neighbor, we aren't scared of each other and don't have hate towards one another politically or any other way. I'm so proud to be Canadian.
They should be paid better, for sure!
Especially with all the crap they deal with now!
They should not have shown the R.C.M.P. as an example of a Canadian police force. They are Federal police and compare more to the FBI in the U.S. They have a different and specialized training. The comparison should have been made with the regular police forces in Canada.
The vast majority of Canada's geography is policed by the RCMP. Most of the members are sitting in police cars enforcing laws. They are not like the FBI who do not even have a uniform.
Nineteen year olds being given power and guns. I didn't worry about being safe in Canada until today. Smh
The ex girlfriend of my brother was at Nicolet police school and its 2 years of theory and 2 years of practice so 4 years total .
One thing to keep in mind while watching this video is the population differences. There are more people living in the state of California than all of Canada. The requirements of joining a police force will vary by state, county,town, and type of police force. A small town with little crime may hire out of high school, while a large one with a higher crime rate will have higher requirements.
I think that’s the biggest difference- little towns in Canada don’t have their own police forces. They use the SQ, the OPP or the RCMP. Only large cities have their own forces. It’s actually harder to get into the RCMP than most city police forces. The quality of applicants and the training requirements is much more even across departments in Canada than across forces in the US.
And yes, you have to watch the stats. If it’s not a per capita stat, it’s easy to compare, as the US has about 10 times the population of Canada.
You may want to check that old stat. That was definitely true, up until recently. Canada has let in a lot more people in the past two years. I think our population may have reached the 40 million mark by now, which i think is California’s current population.
@62Cristoforo I will not disagree with your statement. I think you might have misunderstood the point I was trying to make. Canada is a sovereign nation with a population similar to a single US state. There are another 49 states that have a population. Roughly another 300 million people as well as 49 million in California.
The RCMP is more militaristic compared to the regular cops. In Canada you still have systemic racism within the police force and it posses a major problem. One reason people are not their biggest fans.
RCMP has become very politicized. The commissioner is appointed by the government and is subject to the whims of the government of the day. Having said this, the impact on policing has been reasonable until very recently (2015).