The CFMP operate many units across Canada. Most of the units are "total force" meaning they employ both
regular force and
primary reserve members of the CF. All units are under the control of the Canadian Forces Military Police Group (CF MP Gp), headquartered in
Ottawa, Ontario.
Naval Military Police Group The Naval Military Police Group (N MP Gp) has the mandate to provide policing services to the
Navy. The formation comprises an HQ in Ottawa and two subordinate units: Naval MP Unit Esquimalt, and Naval MP Unit Halifax. MPU Ottawa and MPU Borden also fall under with mandates to provide policing services to Canadian Forces Support Unit Ottawa (CFSU(O)) and Canadian Forces Base Borden/Canadian Forces Training Support Group (CFB Borden CFTSG) respectively. • Military Police Unit Ottawa –
Ottawa • Military Police Unit Borden –
CFB Borden • Military Police Unit Esquimalt –
CFB Esquimalt • Military Police Unit Halifax –
CFB Halifax Canadian Army Military Police Group The Canadian Army Military Police Group (CA MP Gp) has the mandate to provide policing services to the
Army. The formation comprises an HQ in Ottawa and four subordinate units: 1 Military Police Regiment (1 MP Regt) with HQ at
CFB Edmonton, 2 MP Regt with HQ in
Toronto, Ontario, 3 MP Regt with HQ in
Sackville, Nova Scotia, and 5 MP Regt with HQ at
CFB Valcartier. ;
1 Military Police Regiment • 1 Military Police Regiment Headquarters –
CFB Edmonton • 15 Military Police Company –
CFB Edmonton • 1 Military Police Platoon (Regular Force) -
CFB Edmonton • 11 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) -
Edmonton, Alberta • 12 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) –
Richmond and a section in
Victoria, British Columbia • 13 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) –
Winnipeg, Manitoba • 14 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) –
Calgary, Alberta • 10 Military Police Company –
CFB Edmonton • Yellowknife Military Police Detachment • Chilliwack Military Police Detachment –
39 Canadian Brigade Group • CFB Shilo Military Police Platoon –
CFB Shilo • CFB Suffield Military Police Platoon –
CFB/ASU Suffield • ASU Wainwright Military Police Platoon –
CFB/ASU Wainwright ;
2 Military Police Regiment • Military Police Regiment Headquarters –
Toronto, Ontario • 2 Military Police Platoon –
CFB Petawawa • 2 Military Police Company (Reserve Force) – Toronto, Ontario • 31 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) –
London, Ontario • 32 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – Toronto, Ontario • 33 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) –
Ottawa, Ontario • ASU Petawawa Military Police Platoon –
CFB/ASU Petawawa • ASU Kingston Military Police Platoon –
CFB/ASU Kingston • ASU Northern Ontario Military Police Detachment –
CFB North Bay • ASU Toronto Military Police Section –
ASU Toronto • ASU London Military Police Detachment – ASU London • LFCA TC Meaford Military Police Section –
LFCA Training Centre Meaford ;
3 Military Police Regiment • 3 Military Police Regiment Headquarters –
Bedford, Nova Scotia • 30 Military Police Company (Reserve Force) –
Bedford, Nova Scotia • 301 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) –
Bedford, Nova Scotia • 302 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) –
Bedford, Nova Scotia • 303 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) –
Moncton, New Brunswick • ASU Gagetown Military Police Platoon –
CFB/ASU Gagetown ;
5 Military Police Regiment • 5 Military Police Regiment Headquarters –
CFB Longue pointe,
Montreal, Quebec • 5 Military Police Platoon –
CFB Valcartier • 5 Military Police Company -
CFB Longue pointe,
Montreal, Quebec • Military Police Platoon Valcartier –
CFB/ASU Valcartier • Military Police Platoon Saint-Jean –
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec • 4 Military Police Company –
Quebec City, Quebec • 41 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) –
CFB St-Hubert, Quebec • 42 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) – St-Malo,
Quebec City, Quebec • 43 Military Police Platoon (Reserve Force) –
Régiment du Saguenay,
Jonquière, Quebec
Air Force Military Police Group The Air Force Military Police Group (AF MP Gp) is a Military Police formation with the mandate to provide policing services to the
Air Force. The formation comprises a HQ at
CFB Winnipeg, and two subordinate units: 1 Military Police Squadron (MP Sqn) with HQ in Cold Lake and 2 MP Sqn with HQ at
CFB Trenton. ;1 Military Police Squadron • 1 Military Police Squadron Headquarters –
4 Wing Cold Lake • 11 Military Police Flight –
4 Wing Cold Lake • 12 Military Police Flight –
19 Wing Comox • 13 Military Police Flight –
17 Wing Detachment Dundurn • 14 Military Police Flight –
15 Wing Moose Jaw • 17 Military Police Flight –
17 Wing Winnipeg ;2 Military Police Squadron • 2 Military Police Squadron Headquarters –
CFB Trenton • 21 Military Police Flight –
CFB Trenton • 22 Military Police Flight –
CFB North Bay • 23 Military Police Flight –
CFB Bagotville • 24 Military Police Flight –
CFB Greenwood • 25 Military Police Flight –
CFB Goose Bay • 29 Military Police Flight –
CFB Gander • Aircraft security Officer - Ottawa
Special Operations Forces Military Police Unit The SOF MPU is a Military Police unit with the mandate to provide policing services to the
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM).
Military Police Services Group The Military Police Services Group (MP Svcs Gp) is a Military Police formation with the mandate to provide MP operational support to Canadian Forces operations, domestic, continental or expeditionary. The formation comprises a HQ in Ottawa, and three subordinate units: the CF Close Protection Unit (CFCPU), the Military Police Security Service (MPSS), and the CF Service Prison and Detention Barracks (CFSPDB). ;Canadian Forces Protective Services Unit The CFPSU is a high-readiness, specialized and expert protective service organization capable of conducting a broad range of special protective missions and tasks at home and abroad in support of the DND and CF mission. The CFPSU HQ is in Ottawa. ;Military Police Security Service The MPSS is as a unit of the MP Svcs Gp seconded to the
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). The role of the MPSS is to provide security services to specific Canadian Foreign Missions and related properties under the direction of the appropriate Head of Mission. These services include protection of classified and administratively controlled material and equipment, Canadian personnel and property. The performance of these duties includes the execution of instructions for the protection of Canadian Foreign Service Missions and their personnel in emergencies. The MPSS employs over a hundred military police personnel. The MPSS personnel are at the unit headquarters, in Ottawa, and at 47 Canadian embassies, high commissions, or consulates around the world. The first embassy to employ MP personnel as Military Security Guards was
Beirut, Lebanon in 1976. The Military Security Guard Unit (MSGU) was declared an official unit of the CF in 1990, and was officially renamed the MPSS in 2009. ;CF Service Prison and Detention Barracks Originally established as one of several military detention centres, the CFSPDB, at
CFB Edmonton, is now the sole, permanently established military
corrections facility remaining in the CF. The roles of the CFSPDB include: provide imprisonment and detention services for Canadian Forces service detainees, service prisoners and service convicts; to adjust detainees and prisoners to service discipline, and prepare them to resume an effective role in the CF; to return prisoners to civilian life, where appropriate, with improved attitude and motivation; and to provide subject matter expertise and guidance in support of Canadian Forces disciplinary programs and deployed prisoner of war/detainee operations. Inmates at the CFSPDB serve sentences that range from 15 to 90 days of detention, to sentences of imprisonment up to two years less a day. Inmates serving a sentence of 14 days' detention, or less, may serve their sentence at a local Unit Detention Room.
Other detachments and specialty units ;Canadian Forces National Counter-Intelligence Unit The CFNCIU is responsible to provide security intelligence (SI) and
counter intelligence (CI) services in support of the CF and the DND during peace, crisis and war. The mission of the CFNCIU consists of identifying, investigating and countering threats to the security of the CF and the DND from foreign intelligence services, or from individuals and groups engaged of
espionage,
sabotage,
subversion,
terrorism,
extremism or
criminal activities. The CFNCIU is a national-level specialist unit responsible for the provision of CI (specifically counter-HUMINT) services to the CF and the DND. In addition, the CFNCIU is responsible for the Defensive Security Briefing and Debriefing Program. This program provides knowledge and assistance to assist CF and DND members in protecting themselves and the department from potential threats involved in foreign travel, either for duty or non-duty travel, or who may have contact with foreign nationals. The CFNCIU contains both military police and intelligence operators and liaise often with the
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and provincial and municipal police service intelligence officers when gathering and sharing information. ;
Canadian Forces National Investigation Service The CFNIS investigates serious or sensitive service and criminal offences against property, persons, and the
Department of National Defence. It performs a function similar to that of a major crime unit of the RCMP or large municipal police agency. ;
1 Canadian Air Division aircraft security officers Military Police members of the 1 Can Air Div aircraft security officers are responsible for providing security to
Canadian Forces aircraft, crew and passengers—passengers who may include the
governor general, the
prime minister and members of the
royal family, amongst others. ;The Canadian Forces Military Police also operate detachments at the following units: • Canadian Forces Support Unit (Europe) •
Royal Military College of Canada –
CFB Kingston • CFSRSHQ Det
Augsburg, Germany •
CFNA HQ Yellowknife •
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe –
Casteau, Belgium ==Fleet and equipment==