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Quick Facts
There is no cost for police services to send their members on international missions.
International deployments offer excellent benefits, including tax-free allowances for travel, risk and hardship, as well as a tax-free salary (in most missions).
Many Canadian police return from mission with improved leadership, problem-solving and organizational skills.
The presence of Canadian police on peace operations contributes to this country’s international peace and security objective of building a more secure world.
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Police Services: Join Us!
In countries around the world devastated by war or teetering on the brink of collapse, the need for Canadian police assistance has never been greater.
The RCMP’s International Peace Operations Branch works closely with municipal, provincial and regional police services from across the country to meet the growing foreign demand for Canadian police to serve on peace missions abroad.
If you represent a Canadian police agency, we invite you to consider the benefits of participating in Canada’s International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations Program.
A Rewarding Opportunity
Serving on a mission can be the experience of a lifetime for police officers. It is an exciting opportunity to work abroad in support of peace and security and make a tangible difference for people who live in poverty and chaos. It can also be a time of great personal and professional growth.
Consider the Benefits
It is not just the individual who benefits from mission experience. Police agencies have the unique opportunity to represent Canada on the international stage and provide development opportunities to their members. The communities they serve get back police officers with a more global perspective and the ability to interact well with people from different cultures.
Canada benefits too, because making communities safer overseas makes our communities safer too. Unstable countries provide fertile ground for criminal organizations to establish roots which can quickly spread to other countries, including Canada. By helping countries in need to build the capacity to fight crime on their soil, Canadian police are involved in addressing the problem before it spreads to our streets.
Join Canada’s police community today to help build a more secure world!
How to join the program
Police services can participate by entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IPOB. Here is an outline of the process:
- Expression of interest from Chief of Police (verbal/written).
- IPOB sends information package including draft MOU to Chief of Police or contact person.
- IPOB Director and Chief hold initial discussions.
- Police service consults with police services board, union/association and legal services regarding potential participation.
- Police service provides financial figures (e.g. salary and benefits) to IPOB
- IPOB and police service negotiate particulars of MOU.
Contact us
Phone: 613-993-4915
Email: peacekeeping@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
