Royal Canadian Mounted Police Protective Policing

An RCMP Protective Service Officer|thumb|rightThe Protective Policing Service is provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Its role is to provide security details for: 1) members of the Canadian Royal Family (when in Canada) and the Governor General, 2) the Prime Minister, the families of the Prime Minister and Governor General, federal cabinet ministers, visiting VIP, Members of Parliament and Senators, diplomats, Supreme, Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal justices, and those designated by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada as protected persons.

Provincial counterparts

Each province also has a similar organization that is responsible for the protection of the Lieutenant-Governor, the Premier, other members of the provincial cabinet, and members of the judiciary.

• Alberta Sheriffs

See also

• United States Secret Service#Similar organizations

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