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Police Investigating Police – Final Public Report


Appendix 5: Provincial Police Oversight Legislation Chart

  Legislation Oversight body Legislation allows joint investigations Leg. allows to monitor investigations Leg. allows referral of criminal investigations to other police force Leg. allows power to conduct independent criminal investigation
British Columbia Police Act, R.S.B.C. 1996 Police Complaints Commissioner (PCC) No Yes
56.1(1); 56.1(2); 56.1(3)
Yes
55.1(1);
55.1(2);55.2 (1); 55.2 (2); 55.2(3); 56.1(3)  
No
Alberta Police Act, R.S.A. 2000 Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) Yes 46.1(a) Yes 46.1(2)(c)  Yes 45(0.1);45(5); 45(6); 46.1(2)(b); 46.2(1); 46.2(2); 46.2(3) Yes 46.2(1)
Saskatchewan The Police Act, 1990, S.S. 1990-91 Public Complaints Commission (PCC) Yes 39(1)d Yes
39(1)e; 91.1(1) 91.1(2); 91.1(3)
Yes 45(3)d; 91.1(1) Yes 45(6)
Manitoba Provincial Police Act, C.C.S.M., Law Enforcement Review Act Law Enforcement Review Authority (LERA) No No Yes 45(6) No
Ontario Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990 Reg. 673/98 – Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
– Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (OCCPS) – Independent Police Review Director (IPRD)
Yes 2
Reg. 673/98 5 & 11(1)
No -Yes
61(5); 61(6);
71(3); 76(4);
76(5); 78(1);
Yes 113
Quebec Police Act, R.S.Q. – Police Ethics Commissioner – Police Ethics Committee No No Yes 171 No
Newfoundland Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Act, 19921 Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Public Complaints Commissioner No No No No
Nova Scotia Police Act, S.N.S. 2004; Police Regulations, N.S Nova Scotia Police Complaints Commission No No Yes
71(3); 73(3); 74(2); Reg. 46(2)  
No
New Brunswick Police Act, S.N.B 1977 New Brunswick Police Commission No No Yes
28.1(1); 28.1(2); 28.1(3); 28.3
No
Yukon Auxiliary Police Act 2002 Auxiliary Police Advisory Committee No No No No

1 S.N.L.; Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Public Complaints Regulations, C.N.L.R.

2 In the case of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), these are "parallel" investigations.