Commanding Officer Biography

Alphonse MacNeil

 Assistant Commissioner Alphonse (Phonse) MacNeil was born and raised in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia and joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in 1975 in Sydney.

He has served in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as at RCMP Headquarters in Ottawa and Barrie, Ontario. His early police experience in Newfoundland afforded him the opportunity to work in a number of detachments and develop close connections with the residents of the communities he served.

 As his career progressed, A/Commr. MacNeil worked in a number of operational and strategic planning capacities in Ottawa and across the Atlantic provinces. In December 2005, he accepted the challenge of leading the Canadian Air Carrier Protective Program. While in this role, he revamped the program from solely a North American based operation to an international program by utilizing strong partner engagement with Canadian and foreign governments, foreign police and airline industry personnel.

 He held this role until August 2008, when he was appointed the Integrated Security Unit Commander 2010 G8-G20 responsible for  providing security for the Summits. These operations represented the largest deployment of security personnel in Canadian history.

In October 2010, A/Commr. MacNeil was appointed the Commanding Officer for ‘H’ Division - Nova Scotia.  During his 35-years in the Force, A/Commr. MacNeil has developed a reputation as a consensus builder among internal and external policing partners, government stakeholders and private industry partners.

A/Commr. MacNeil is married to Patricia, who is also a member of the RCMP, and has four children Angela, Jeffrey, Adam and Megan.