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The police in Canada's ranks differ according to the different police forces and depend on different laws at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The rank system of the RCMP is partly a result of their origin as a paramilitary force. Upon its founding on February 1, 1920, the RCMP adopted the rank insignia of the Canadian Army (which in turn came from the British Army), which is almost identical to that of the current Canadian Army. Like in the military, the RCMP also has a distinction between commissioned and non-commissioned officers. The non-commissioned ranks are mostly based on military ranks (apart from constable). Non-commissioned officer ranks above staff sergeant resemble those that formerly existed in the Canadian Army but have since been replaced by warrant officers. The commissioned officer ranks, by contrast, use a set of non-military titles that are often used in Commonwealth police services. The number of higher ranks, like chief superintendent and a deputy commissioner, has been added to and increased since the formation of the force, while the lower commissioned rank of sub-inspector has been dropped.

Officers

	Commissioner										Superintendent				Inspector
Royal Canadian Mounted Police v t e
			Commissioner		Deputy commissioner				Assistant commissioner		Chief superintendent		Superintendent		Inspector
			Commissaire		Sous-commissaire				Commissaire adjoint		Surintendant principal		Surintendant		Inspecteur
Slip on rank slides

Others

	Non-commissioned officers																												Constables							Depot
Royal Canadian Mounted Police v t e																																			No insignia
	Corps sergeant major		Sergeant major				Staff sergeant major		Staff sergeant		Sergeant																Corporal								Constable	Cadet
	Sergent-major du corps		Sergent-major				Sergent-major d'état major		Sergent d'état-major		Sergent																Caporal								Gendarme	Cadet
Slip on rank slides

Parliamentary Protective Service

The PPS uses a similar ranks system to the RCMP, with the director being a chief superintendent on secondment from the RCMP. The officer-in-charge of PPS operations holds the rank of superintendent, team managers hold the rank of sergeant, supervisors hold the rank of corporal, and officers with no leadership responsibility hold the rank of constable.

Alberta

Alberta Sheriffs Branch

Peace officer ranks for the Alberta Sheriffs Branch:

Ranks	Chief sheriff	Deputy chief	Superintendent	Inspector	Branch sergeant major	Sergeant	Sheriff III FTO	Sheriff III	Sheriff II	Sheriff I
Insignia								No insignia	No insignia

Calgary Police Service

Rank	Chief	Deputy chief	Superintendent	Inspector	Regimental sergeant major	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Senior constable level 2	Senior constable level 1	Constable (classes 1 to 5)	Auxiliary (non-sworn)
Insignia										No insignia	No insignia
	Slip-on	Slip-on	Slip-on	Slip-on	Arm patch	Arm patch	Arm patch	Arm patch	Arm patch

Edmonton Police Service

Ranks	Chief of police	Deputy chief	Superintendent	Inspector	Corps sergeant major	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Senior constable	Constable
Insignia									No insignia

Lethbridge Police Service

Ranks	Chief of police	Deputy chief	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Senior constable	Constable
Insignia							No insignia

British Columbia

British Columbia Sheriff Service

Ranks	Chief sheriff	Deputy chief	Superintendent	Staff inspector	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Deputy sheriff	Recruit sheriff
Insignia

British Columbia Conservation Officer Service

• Chief conservation officer
• Deputy chief conservation officer
• Inspector
• Staff sergeant
• Sergeant
• Conservation officer

British Columbia Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement

No traditional ranking system outside of the ceremonial unit is in place.

• Departmental sergeant major -
• Troop sergeant - three chevrons
• - one chevron

Metro Vancouver Transit Police

Rank	Chief officer	Deputy chief officer	Superintendent	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Constable
Insignia

New Westminster Police Department

Rank	Chief constable	Deputy chief constable	Superintendent Major	Superintendent	Inspector	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	First class constable qualified	First class constable	Second class constable	Third class constable	Fourth class constable
Insignia

Vancouver Police Department

Rank	Chief constable	Deputy chief constable	Superintendent	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Police constable 1st class/detective	Police constable 2nd class	Police constable 3rd class	Police constable 4th class
Insignia

• Special municipal constable (traffic authority/jail guard/community safety personnel)

Manitoba

Winnipeg Police Service

Rank	Chief of police	Deputy chief of police	Superintendent	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Detective sergeant / patrol sergeant	Senior constable	Constable
Insignia

New Brunswick

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Newfoundland and Labrador

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is the provincial police service for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Rank	Commanding officers		Senior officers		Police officers			Officers in training
	Chief constable	Deputy chief	Superintendent	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Constable	Cadet
Insignia

High Sheriff of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Office of the High Sheriff of Newfoundland and Labrador is a provincial law enforcement agency in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Founded in 1729, it is the oldest law enforcement agency in Canada.

• High sheriff
• Sub-sheriff
• Deputy sheriff II
• Deputy sheriff I
• Bailiff

Northwest Territories

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia uses Sheriffs.

Nunavut

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Ontario

Ontario Provincial Police

Rank structure within the Ontario Provincial Police is paramilitary or quasi-military in nature, with several "non-commissioned" ranks leading to the "officer" ranks. Detective ranks fall laterally with the uniform ranks and is not a promotion above. Police constables in the OPP are uniquely known as "provincial constables."

Rank	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Inspector	Sergeant major	Staff sergeant / Detective staff sergeant	Sergeant / Detective sergeant	Provincial constable / Detective constable 1st to 4th class
Insignia (slip-on)
Insignia (shoulder board)

Title	Special constable	Special constable	Auxiliary constable
Insignia
Notes	GHQ security, Queen's Park security	Digital forensics, forensic investigators, court security, offender transport	Auxiliary policing program

Historic now defunct ranks:

• Staff superintendent
• Divisional inspector
• Cadet

Toronto Police Service and York Regional Police

The rank insignia of the Toronto Police Service is similar to that used by police services elsewhere in Canada and in the United Kingdom, except that the usual "pips" are replaced by maple leaves. The St. Edward's Crown is found on insignia of staff sergeant, all superintendent ranks and all commanding officer ranks. The same rank insignia are also used by the York Regional Police.

Rank	Commanding officers		Senior officers				Police officers			Officers in training
	Chief of police	Deputy chief of police	Staff superintendent	Superintendent	Staff inspector	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Constable	Cadet
Insignia (slip-on)
Insignia (shoulder board)							Shoulder boards not used for these ranks

Ottawa Police Service

Rank	Commanding officers		Senior officers		Police officers
	Chief of police	Deputy chief of police	Superintendent	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	First class constable	Second class constable	Third class constable	Fourth class constable
Insignia (slip-on)
Insignia (shoulder board)					Shoulder boards not used for these ranks

Peel Regional Police

Rank	Commanding officers		Senior officers				Police officers							Recruits
	Chief of police	Deputy chief of police	Staff superintendent	Superintendent	Staff inspector (not currently in use)	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Senior police constable	Police constable first class	Police constable second class	Police constable third class	Police constable fourth class	Police cadet
Insignia (slip-on)														No insignia
Insignia (shoulder board)							Shoulder boards not used for these ranks

Rank	Special constables
	Special constable supervisor	Special constable
Insignia (slip-on)

Kingston Police

Rank	Commanding officers		Senior officers				Police officers
	Chief of police	Deputy chief of police	Superintendent	Staff Inspector	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Senior police constable	Constable
Insignia (slip-on)
Insignia (shoulder board)						Shoulder boards not used for these ranks

Cobourg Police Service

Rank	Commanding officers		Senior officers			Police officers
	Chief of police	Deputy chief of police	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Constable
Insignia
Insignia (shoulder board)				Shoulder boards are not used for these ranks.

• Detective sergeant
• Detective
• Detective constable

Durham Regional Police Service

• Chief of police
• Deputy chief
• Chief administrative officer
• Superintendent
• Inspector
• Detective sergeant
• Staff sergeant
• Detective
• Sergeant
• Detective constable
• Senior constable
• Constable - 1st class
• Constable - 2nd class
• Constable - 3rd class
• Constable - 4th class
• Special court constables

Halton Regional Police Service

• Chief of police
• Deputy chief
• Superintendent
• Inspector
• Staff sergeant / detective sergeant
• Sergeant / detective
• Police constable / detective constable

Waterloo Regional Police Service

• Chief of police (crown and three maple leaves)
• Deputy chief (crown and two maple leaves)
• Superintendent (crown)
• Inspector (two maple leaves)
• Staff sergeant (crown and three chevrons)
• Sergeant (three chevrons)
• Constable

West Grey Police

• Chief of police
• Inspector
• Sergeant / Detective
• Special Constable
• Constable
• Auxiliary constable

Prince Edward Island

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Quebec

Sûreté du Québec

Ranks of Sûreté du Québec
General staff officers		Officers				Sub-Officers	Agents
Directeur general	Directeur adjoint	Inspecteur chef	Inspecteur	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sergent	Chef d'equipe	Agent
Director general of the SQ	Associate director	Chief inspector	Inspector	Captain	Lieutenant	Sergeant	Team leader	Constable
								No insignia

Kativik Regional Police

Ranks and insignia of the Kativik Regional Police Force are similar to those of Sûreté du Québec.

Ranks of Kativik Regional Police
Officers			Sub-Officers	Agents
Chef	Chef deputé	Capitaine	Sergent	Agent
Chief	Deputy Chief	Captain	Sergeant	Constable
				No insignia

Service de police de la Ville de Montréal

Ranks of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal:

• Director (directeur)
• Associate director (directeur-adjoint)
• Assistant director (assistant-directeur)
• Chief inspector (inspecteur chef)
• Inspector (inspecteur)
• Commander (commandant de quartier)
• Lieutenant / detective lieutenant (lieutenant/lieutenant détective)
• Quarter sergeant (sergent de quartier)
• Sergeant / detective sergeant (sergent/sergent détective)
• Senior constable (agent sénior)
• Constable (agent)

Service de police de la Ville de Laval

• Director (directeur)
• Associate director (directeur-adjoint)
• Assistant director (assistant-directeur)
• Chief inspector (inspecteur chef)
• Inspector (inspecteur)
• Lieutenant / detective lieutenant (lieutenant/lieutenant détective)
• Sergeant / detective sergeant (sergent/sergent détective)
• Constable (agent)

Service de police de la Ville de Québec

• Director (directeur)
• Associate director (directeur-adjoint)
• Lieutenant (lieutenant)
• Sergeant (sergent)
• Constable (agent)

Saskatchewan

Regina Police Service Ranks

The Regina Police Service Ranks is a police force in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that has the following ranks:

• Chief of police
• Deputy chief
• Commissioner of police
• Assistant commissioner
• Inspector
• Sergeant
• Corporal
• Constable

Saskatoon Police Service

• Chief
• Deputy chief
• Superintendent
• Inspector
• Staff sergeant
• Sergeant
• Constable
• Special constable

Weyburn Police Service

The Weyburn Police Service is a Canadian Police Service in the Province of Saskatchewan.

• Chief constable
• Deputy chief
• Sergeant
• Corporal
• Constable

Yukon

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Specialized police services

Niagara Parks Police Service

• Chief of police
• Inspector
• Sergeant
• Constable
• Communications officer
• Provincial offences officer

Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service

The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) is the police agency for Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN).

• Chief of police
• Deputy chief
• Regional inspector / regional commander
• Administrative sergeant
• Staff sergeant
• Sergeant (detective sergeant, road sergeant)
• Constable (detective constable)

Transit Enforcement Unit

The Transit Enforcement Unit (TEU; formerly known as the Special Constable Services Department) is the transit law enforcement and corporate security unit of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in Toronto.

• Chief special constable
• Staff sergeant (patrol / system security / fare inspection / training and logistical support)
• Sergeant (patrol / fare inspection / training and logistical support)
• Special constable (patrol)
• Protective services guard (security / revenue protection)
• Fare inspector (provincial offences officer)

University of Toronto Campus Community Police Service

• Director
• Associate director
• Staff sergeant
• Sergeant (rank currently not in use)
• Corporal (platoon / shift supervisor)
• Special constables / constables (1st to 4th class)
• Building patroller (security guard, not designated special constables)

Auxiliary police

Different Canadian auxiliary police programs use various ranks, including some of the following:

• Auxiliary staff superintendent
• Auxiliary superintendent
• Auxiliary staff inspector
• Auxiliary inspector
• Auxiliary sergeant major
• Auxiliary staff sergeant
• Auxiliary sergeant
• Auxiliary constable

Former police forces

Alberta Provincial Police

The Alberta Provincial Police was a police force active in Alberta, Canada, from 1917 until 1932.

• Commissioner
• Superintendent
• Assistant superintendent
• Inspector
• Detective
• Sergeant
• Constable

Newfoundland Ranger Force

The Newfoundland Ranger Force was the police force of the Dominion of Newfoundland before its confederation with Canada.

• Chief ranger
• Lieutenant
• Inspector
• Staff sergeant
• Sergeant
• Corporal
• Ranger 1st class
• Ranger 2nd class
• Ranger 3rd class

North-West Mounted Police

Commissioned officers

1870–1900	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Inspector	Sub-inspector

Other ranks
1870s	Chief constable	Staff constable		Constable	Sub-constable
1880s–1890s	Sergeant major	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable
1900s	Sergeant major	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable

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