Mandate

The guiding principles of the International Peace Operations Branch (IPOB) in responding to requests from the Government of Canada are:

• to cost-effectively select, train and deploy Canadian police personnel for UN and other civilian police missions;

• to maintain a dynamic selection and training process that ensures the deployment of highly-trained, well-equipped police personnel who are physically, medically, psychologically and operationally prepared to meet the ever-changing needs of the UN or another requesting agency;

• to provide the necessary emotional and logistical support to Canadian police personnel participating on missions and to their families; and

• to ensure that the fundamentals of community-based policing, client-based service delivery and client-based problem solving are maintained within this process.

Located at the RCMP Headquarters in Ottawa, IPOB is a diversified team of professionals, including both police and civilian personnel. The Branch’s main responsibility is to recruit, train and support Canadian police officers deployed in peacekeeping missions and other international police operations. The team also provides a variety of services such as medical, logistical and administrative support to peacekeepers and their families as well as operational updates to government and police partners.

IPB is part of International Policing (IP), which falls under Federal and International Operations (FIO).