List of police firearms in Canada explained

The following is a list of firearms used by police forces in Canada. The vast majority of firearms used by Canadian police are semi-automatic.

Federal Police

Service	Model	Calibre	type	Action	Origin	Details	Reference
Royal Canadian Mounted Police						Standard issue sidearm	^[1]
Canadian Forces Military Police						Standard issue sidearm	^[2]
Canada Border Services Agency	Beretta Px4 Storm	9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	DAO		Standard issue sidearm	^[3]
Correctional Service of Canada	Heckler & Koch P2000	9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	DAO		Standard issue sidearm	^[4]
Parliamentary Protective Service						Standard issue sidearm
Fisheries and Oceans

Provincial Police

Service	Province	Model	Calibre	type	Action	Origin	Details	Reference
Alberta Sheriff's Branch	Alberta	Glock 22	.40 S&W	Semi-automatic pistol	SFA		Standard issue sidearm
Ontario Provincial Police	Ontario						Standard issue sidearm	^[5]
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary	Newfoundland & Labrador						Standard issue sidearm	^[6] ^[7]
Sûreté du Québec	Quebec						Standard issue sidearm	^[8]

Regional and Municipal Police

Service	Province	Model	Calibre	type	Origin	Details	Reference
Abbotsford Police Department	British Columbia					Standard issue sidearm
Barrie Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm	^[9]
Brockville Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm
Calgary Police Service	Alberta					Standard issue sidearm	^[10]
Camrose Police Service	Alberta					Standard issue sidearm
Central Saanich Police Service	British Columbia					Standard issue sidearm
Cobourg Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm
Charlottetown Police Department	PEI					Standard issue sidearm
Delta Police Department	British Columbia					Standard issue sidearm
Durham Regional Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm
Edmonton Police Service	Alberta					Standard issue sidearm	^[11] ^[12]
Fredericton Police	New Brunswick					Standard issue sidearm
Gatineau Police Department	Quebec					Standard issue sidearm	^[13]
Greater Sudbury Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm	^[14]
Guelph Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm
Halifax Regional Police	Nova Scotia					Standard issue sidearm
Halton Regional Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm	^[15]
Hamilton Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm
Kingston Police	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm	^[16]
Lacombe Police Service	Alberta					Standard issue sidearm
Lethbridge Police Service	Alberta					Standard issue sidearm
London Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm
Medicine Hat Police Service	Alberta					Standard issue sidearm
Nelson Police Department	British Columbia					Standard issue sidearm
New Westminster Police Department	British Columbia					Standard issue sidearm
Niagara Regional Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm
North Bay Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm
Ottawa Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm	^[17]
Peel Regional Police	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm	^[18]
Port Moody Police Department	British Columbia					Standard issue sidearm
Rivière-du-Nord Municipal Police	Quebec					Standard issue sidearm
Regina Police Service	Saskatchewan					Standard issue sidearm	^[19]
Kennebecasis Regional Police Force	New Brunswick					Standard issue sidearm
Saanich Police Department	British Columbia					Standard issue sidearm
Saskatoon Police Service	Saskatchewan		.40 S&W			Standard issue sidearm	^[20]
Service de police de la Ville de Laval	Quebec					Standard issue sidearm
Service de police de Longueuil	Quebec					Standard issue sidearm	^[21]
Service de police de la Ville de Montréal	Quebec					Standard issue sidearm
Service de police de la Ville de Québec	Quebec					Standard issue sidearm
Saugeen Shores Police Service	Ontario	Glock 17Glock 26				Standard issue sidearm
Shelburne Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm
South Simcoe Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm
Summerside Police Department	PEI					Standard issue sidearm
Surrey Police Service	British Columbia					Standard issue sidearm	^[22]
Taber Police Service	Alberta					Standard issue sidearm
Thunder Bay Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm	^[23]
Toronto Police Service	Ontario					Regular uniformed officers Detectives Emergency Task Force	^[24]
Vancouver Police Department	British Columbia					Standard issue sidearm	^[25]
Victoria Police Department	British Columbia					Standard issue sidearm
Waterloo Regional Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm
West Grey Police	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm
West Vancouver Police Department	British Columbia	Glock 22	.40 S&W			Standard issue sidearm	^[26]
Windsor Police Service	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm	^[27]
Winnipeg Police Service	Manitoba					Standard issue sidearm Tactical Support Unit issue sidearm	^[28]
York Regional Police	Ontario					Standard issue sidearm	^[29]
Eeyou Eenou Police Force (EEPF)	Quebec	SIG Sauer P320	9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol		unknown

Railway Police

Service	Railway	Model	Calibre	type	Origin	Details	Reference
CN Police						Standard issue sidearm
Canadian Pacific Police Service						Standard issue sidearm
Via Rail Police

Defunct Police

Service	Locale	Type	Years	Model	Calibre	type	Origin	Details	Reference
Alberta Provincial Police			1917–1932	Smith & Wesson Model 10				Standard issue sidearm
British Columbia Provincial Police		Provincial	1871–1950			Service Revolver
Canadian Military Police Corps			1917–1920
Dominion Police			1868–1920						^[30]
New Brunswick Highway Patrol		Provincial	1978–1989
Newfoundland Rangers		Federal	1935–1950					Standard issue sidearm
North-West Mounted Police		Federal	1873–1920					Standard issue sidearm
Ports Canada Police		Federal	1983–1998
Saskatchewan Provincial Police		Provincial	1917–1928

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Notes and References

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2. News: Canadian Forces looking to replace Second World War-era pistols but it could take another 10 years . National Post . 11 January 2017 . Citizen . David Pugliese .
3. Web site: Canada Border Services Agency Selects Px4 . 2008-02-24 . 2012-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501044048/http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/security-securite/menu-eng.html#selection . dead .
4. Web site: CSC staffing crisis looms because recruits can't shoot straight?. cancrime.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20110504084341/http://www.cancrime.com/2011/04/20/does-csc-face-staffing-crisis-because-recruits-cant-shoot-straight/. 2011-05-04. 2024-07-18.
5. Web site: Ontario Police Pick Glock 17M as Pistol to Start Service in 2018 . 16 June 2017. Thegunblog.ca. 1 August 2018.
6. Web site: The place for uniforms is not the university . 22 October 2014. theindependent.ca. 17 June 2019.
7. Web site: RNC Continues Search For Missing 12-Round Magazine . 14 June 2019. vocm.com. 17 June 2019.
8. Web site: De nouveaux pistolets pour le SPVM - Pierre-André Normandin - Grand Montréal. 30 August 2014. Lapresse.ca. 1 August 2018.
9. Web site: Simcoe County News - Latest Daily Breaking News Stories - Simcoe.com. Simcoe.com. 1 August 2018.
10. Web site: Calgary Sun. Calgary Sun. 1 August 2018.
11. Web site: EPS Firearms Report . 23 September 2023.
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13. Web site: St. Thomas Police Service Annual Report 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110409163747/http://www.stps.on.ca/docs/Annual%20Report%202008/3%20Operating%20%26%20Capital%20Budgets%3B%20Uniform%20%26%20Civilian%20Divisions%20and%20Chaplain.pdf. 9 April 2011. dmy-all.
14. Web site: Crown appealing decision to drop charges against S-CAP 11. 2015-02-09.
15. Web site: Smith & Wesson Receives M&P Pistol Order From Canada's Halton Regional Police Service. 2009-05-23. 2008-04-23.
16. Web site: Kingston Police budget has $15,000 surplus. 21 February 2016. Thewhig.com. 1 August 2018.
17. Web site: Gun should never have been fired at Algonquin college, Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau says. 9 August 2013. Ottawasun.com. 1 August 2018.
18. Web site: Peel cop charged after duty belt, gun stolen from her trunk. Louie. Rosella. 2 July 2015. Mississauga.com. 1 August 2018.
19. Web site: Just another tool? Police getting set to roll out use of semi-automatic carbine rifles. 20 August 2016. Leaderpost.com. 1 August 2018.
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21. Web site: Young male officer hiding with gun drawn | Stock Video | Pond5.
22. Web site: Supply and Delivery of Police Duty Glock Pistols and Related Accessories | City of Surrey . April 2021 .
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24. Web site: On patrol with Toronto's bike police - Canadian Cycling Magazine. 16 May 2014. Cyclingmagazine.ca. 1 August 2018.
25. Web site: Vancouver police recover gun lost in DTES. 25 May 2012. Bc.ctvnews.ca. 1 August 2018.
26. Web site: Jan 2022 . WVPD BC Provincial Policing Standards Compliance Evaluation .
27. Web site: Assault rifles and an armoured vehicle: 'We are a use of force'. 17 October 2014. Windsorter.com. 1 August 2018.
28. Web site: What you need to know about the handguns Canadian police carry - CBC News. Cbc.ca. 1 August 2018.
29. Web site: Index - York Regional Police. Yrp.ca. 1 August 2018.
30. Web site: THE GUNS THAT WON THE WEST: THE FIREARMS OF THE N.W.M.P. . Calibremag.ca. 1 January 2014. 1 August 2018.