| |
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 |