CN Police
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| CN Police Service | |
| Common name | CN Police |
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| Agency Overview | |
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| Formed | 2005 |
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| Legal personality | Non government: Canadian National Railway Company |
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| Legal jurisdiction | On and along the lines of the Canadian National Railway |
| Constituting instrument | Section 158 of the Canada Transportation Act |
| General nature | |
| Specialist jurisdiction | Railways, tramways, and-or rail transit systems |
| Operational Structure | |
| Headquarters | 935 de La Gauchetière Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Parent agency | Canadian National Railway Company |
| Website | |
| http://www.cn.ca/ | |
The CN Police Service is a police force enforcing safety and security along the Canadian National Railway properties and rail lines in Canada and the United States, including GO Train lines in the Greater Toronto Area.
Established in 1923, sworn officers operate across Canada and the United States. In Canada the Headquarters is located in Montreal, Quebec. Regional offices in Montreal, Quebec / Toronto, Ontario / Winnipeg, Manitoba / Edmonton, Alberta and Vancover, British Columbia.
The CN Police Service today is an amalgamation in Canada of two railway police services, the CN Police and in 2005 the BC Rail Police. In the US the CN Police is an amalgamation of three US railway police services, Illinois Central Railroad Police, Grand Trunk Railway Police and Wisconsin Central Railway Police.
In Canada Officers and Members are federally sworn under section 158 of the Canada Transportation Act and have powers as Police Constables and have the same powers of arrest as any police officer in Canada as 'Peace Officers' under Section 2 of the Criminal Code of Canada. Their federal oath of office primarily directs their duties 'on and along' the lines of the Canadian National Railway. Officers also have special provincial appointments which allow for them to extend provincial enforcement outside the boundaries set under the Canada Transportation Act.
Their primary duty is to protect rail commerce and the rail infrastructure. Three main focused mandates of the CN Police are:
- Traffic Enforcement and Collision investigation to reduce deaths and injuries along the rail lines and on rail properties
- Criminal Investigation and Crime Prevention Related Intiatives
- Public Safety and Awareness Education
Their numbers were greatly reduced during privatization of the CNR in the mid-nineties when the CNR transitioned from a Crown Corporation to Private Industry and became a tax paying corporation thereby entitling CN to the provincial and municipal policing efforts already in place across the nation. This allowed for the reduction of the federal railway police service.
The CN Police Service has a proud and long standing history in the building of Canada and have had a presence in a great many of the communities across the nation. The Service continues to be a vital role in protecting the nations commerce and rail infrastructure to this day.
The Detachment / District offices are located in the following centres:
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Moncton, New Brunswick
- Quebec City, Quebec
- Charny, Quebec
- St. Lambert, Quebec
- Limoilou (Quebec City)
- Montreal, Quebec
- Toronto, Ontario
- Hamilton, Ontario
- Brockville, Ontario
- Oakville, Ontario
- Oshawa, Ontario
- Brantford, Ontario
- Vaughan, Ontario
- Scarborough, Ontario
- Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Brampton, Ontario
- Capreol, Ontario
- Cobourg, Ontario
- London, Ontario
- Windsor, Ontario
- Sarnia, Ontario
- Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Fort Frances, Ontario
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Regina, Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Calgary, Alberta
- Jasper, Alberta
- Kamloops, British Columbia
- Surrey, British Columbia
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Squamish, British Columbia
- Prince George, British Columbia
- Fort St. John, British Columbia
CN Police Offices in the United States with the Headquarters located in Chicago, Illinois are located in:
- Detroit, Michigan
- Lansing, Michigan
- Chicago, Illinois
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Jackson, Mississippi
- New Orleans, Louisiana
