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The structure of Police Services in B.C.

Last updated on May 1, 2025

British Columbia has diverse communities with their own needs for policing. These pages are an overview of how police services are delivered province-wide in order to meet those needs. They include information on:

  • Federal policing
  • Provincial policing
  • Municipal policing
  • First Nations policing
  • Integrated policing units
  • Transit police
  • Railway police
  • Auxiliary Program
  • The Independent Investigations Office
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