What Canadian Mounties Go Through At Boot Camp | The Demouchets REACT

[@doreenparker2812]

Mounties does not mean mountains. Is refers to the origin as mounted police. The RCMP is a federal police force, they also serve smaller communities that do not have their own forces

[@xbox_junkie]

I was just about to call that out lol

[@pattischultz1989]

Yeah, mounted as on horses

[@cmlemmus494]

The analogy I like to use is that Americans had the federal marshals back in the 19th century, but they faded away in importance as state and local police gained more power. In Canada, we kept the power in federal hands. Provincial and local police forces exist, but they have limited powers; none of the pseudo-military police forces you get in big US cities. Instead, if you want the hard core police, you call in the Mounties.

[@KieranDevine]

I am too brown to be served by those Not See Thugs

[@darcyperkins7041]

The RCMP also provides police services to the 3 territories, and 7 provinces, in lieu of their not having their own territorial and provincial police (except in municipal areas), as well as enforcing federal law nationwide.

[@joeyt.]

The RCMP training centre is a 6 month live in program from start to finish. My nephew completed his training and graduated just over a year ago and we have spoken via phone a few times and I was very proud of him. FYI, The application process took up to a year before he started his training to answer your first question.

[@stephenr6913]

Me, a Canadian must admire you for being outlooking to other societies. None of us does that enough. As to 'bad apples', no police service will ever be perfect, but minimizing those through good training and attention to duty, (like who are we serving) will create the best we can be. As a Canadian I'm lucky we have them.

[@myowndrum286]

I can't speak for the training of the RCMP nowadays but I know what it used to entail. I come from a family of RCMP going back to the Northwest Mounted Police before they became the RCMP. When my father joined in 1951, you had to run 12 miles the first day and every day, rain, shine or snow. The requirements that have to be met now to enter are much less demanding. At one time men had to be 6 feet or over, 200 pounds at least, could not wear glasses, could not be married when they joined. My parents were actually secretly married for over a year, as Dad hadn't been in the force for the required 7 years at the time. In fact a family joke we have is about my eldest sister. She was born before Dad's 7 years were up. She got the word illegitimate mixed up with legitimate and when ever she would cry she was legitimate, Dad would laugh and say, " I know you are. You poor little bastard!" lol

[@pvdogs2]

The emergencies that they are referring to (loading the truck) is probably for high risk emergencies as they do have an Emergency Response Team. I think you will even be able to find a video on this team as well. In Canada we do have federal, provincial and municipal police forces. The mounties are federal handling international policing, financial and organized crime, border and national security etc; however, they also do provincial and municipal policing in areas that do not have their own local police force. The RCMP have K9 units as do our provincial police and many of the larger cities here in Ontario. They are used for multiple reasons and some are specialized with one job. They are used for scent work (tracking, finding drugs, contraband (airports, borders) etc), crowd control, situations where they need the speed ie chasing after someone, search and rescue etc.

[@gabriellesullivan4772]

I appreciate both your willingness to understand all that is Canada....thank you for your respectful observations..🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@tessasnow]

New subscriber because I live in Regina Saskatchewan where the Mounties train. Each evening in the summer they do a sunset ceremony which is very nice to watch. They also do the musical ride which has somewhere around 50 RCMP horseback riders doing intricate precision riding. It’s really something to see. 🇨🇦🖖🏻

[@Zlata1313]

@Tessa Snow another Regina citizen here!👋 The new heritage centre is also great. I live close enough to Depot to hear the ceremonies, morning drill parade.

[@BrendaVanden]

We visited the training facilities years ago and remember attending a special church service. Cannot remember what it was about but the whole visit was amazing. We visited 'cuz 2 of my kids wanted to become cops (1 has made it and the other on his way) and we still have his child-sized mountie suit from there.

[@johnholland7369]

Our country is prone to natural disasters. The mounties respond to those also.ei... tornados, flooding, snow storms, ice storms, avalanche

[@terramarini6880]

Royal Canadian Mounted Police...mounted as in "on a horse". They don't all ride now but there are a select few who train to ride in parade formation and some who patrol on horseback in areas where access with a vehicle is difficult like beaches or parks.

[@garylogan3640]

The mounties (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) are Canada's national police force. They began as the North West Mounted Police in the late 1800's as a way to police Canada's "wild west" and in the 1920's were incorporated as a full national force operating coast to coast to coast. They are tasked with policing in the areas that do not have a local police. The cities and some larger towns have their own police, so the mounties are not used as police in those areas, but they may be brought in for something major (like the FBI in the states), Ontario and Quebec also have provincial police forces (like your state troopers). But in small towns and rural areas, it is the mounties that are the police

[@thewaytruthlife8216]

The Mounties are to the entire country overall. In provinces have a local police for their province. Canada is vast and some areas do not have cities and town and have huge areas that a Mounties are essential.

[@denislebrun4247]

The RCMP acts as the de facto provincial police in all provinces except Québec and Ontario, which have their own provincial police force.

[@edwardlongshanks827]

Newfoundland has the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.

[@violaelsie1051]

We also have Municipal police and sheriff services

[@tonystark341]

There is also RCMP in Québec

[@stephanienoury8126]

In the Territories, we also have rangers

[@stephanienoury8126]

​@@tonystark341yeah what he means was rcmp is also à provincial police EXEPT Québec and Ontario... in Québec, our provincial police are sûreté du Québec.... so if we grade the polices forces. Municipal/city police / sûreté du Québec then RCMP

[@johnam1234]

I really enjoyed your videos and comments plus learning more about the world around me. The RMCP are class as first responders and are used in emergency situations and aid other first responders to help with any type of emergency. They usual arrive first and start any life saving necessary until the main responders that is fully trained to take over and then RMCP do things to control the area fir everyone safety.

[@GenXGuy1975]

Have watched a few of your videos on things Canadian, appreciate the love and interest from our neighbors in the south👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@DHollan]

The RCMP have the responsibilities of standard police services in locations where they do not have their own. I live in a small town, so the RCMP has a small contingent here. They also have the equivalent duties of the FBI, ATF, DEA, and Secret Service, as well as Homeland Security. They work very closely with our Border Service and Armed Forces. I served with the Canadian Military for 20 years and had, on occasion, worked with the RCMP in various operations. These ranged from drug interdiction to diplomat security, and other actions. The RCMP has it's historical origin with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in the Canadian Military before forming the Northwest Mounted police, then the RCMP in 1920. As a military veteran we share our pension fund and post service benefits with Veterans Affairs Canada.

[@SuperHonshu]

They incorrectly mentioned that the RCMP was created in the 1920's. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was created on May 23, 1873. Initially known as the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), it was established by the Canadian government to maintain law and order in the western territories and address concerns related to the fur trade, lawlessness, and the settlement of the region. The RCMP is like the FBI in the USA.

[@johnp5990]

The RCMP plays the same role as the FBI, US Marshals, and State Troopers (except in Ontario and Quebec), and Border Patrol.

[@edwardlongshanks827]

Yes, the RNWMP was founded in 1873. But the RCMP was officially created in 1920 when the RNWMP and the Dominion Police Force, founded in 1868, were merged to create one federal police force.

[@MrMontm]

in the 1920's the RCMPas we know them was formed by merging the NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE with the Dominion police force

[@calebprescott2242]

Border patrol is the CBSA (Canada Border Service Agency)

[@edwardlongshanks827]

@@LaurieLeeAnnie CSIS is more like the CIA combined with the counter-intelligence threat analysis functions of the FBI. But the RCMP provides the federal policing functions similar to those of the FBI.

[@pacificbob24]

In Canada, the RCMP is a federal police force contracted to various cities and communities nationwide. Some cities have their own police force such as Vancouver BC while others such as Richmond BC are served by the RCMP. Also, once they graduate, officers could be stationed anywhere in Canada.

[@WanderingR0gue]

As a former mountie: we did federal, provincial, municipal and rural policing, covering a wide range of duties depending on your posting. Essentially a blend of FBI, State Trooper, Municipal Police and Sherrif, depending on the duty requirements of your post, the unit you're posted to and your experience. You live at the academy for 6 months, it is paramilitary in training style. Once posted to your post, you don't live in barracks.

[@ChristineP-qp6vn]

Inspections like this prove that you know your kit, you know how to take care of your kit you’ll know where it is at all times that you can follow instructions that you can be in line with everyone else in your unit by doing it the same way, and that you have discipline, that’s why they do inspections

[@Jeremynicholson]

The rcmp is our federal police force, our fbi. But since most provinces don't have a “state police force” the rcmp also gets contracted out by smaller places without a local police forces. The rcmp has always been the answer to the difficulties with policing such a large and spread apart country.

[@sgtglock]

I feel like that's not an accurate comparison, The FBI does not do anything like regular policing they investigate federal crimes only, they may be a federal police force but that's where the commonality stops. Based on this video alone they are more closely related to State Troopers in the U.S almost to a T. The Mounties from what I can tell do exactly what State Troopers do, patrol roads, highways and neighbor hoods, investigate crimes in their jurisdiction and enforce local and provincial laws, the FBI doesn't do any of that so to say Mounties are FBI counterparts is far off in my opinion.

[@zacharymccullough4625]

​@Kelson Wray It's the closest comparison They do what the FBI does and what the state troopers do . They also have their hands in counter terrorism along with the JTF2 T1 military unit And then there is CSIS that we compare to the CIA and NSA .

[@Jeremynicholson]

@@sgtglock no the rcmp does exactly what the fbi does, federal crimes, firearms, foreign operations etc... it just also can be contracted out by municipalities that can't afford their own police force, in provinces that don't have provincial police forces. (Ontario and Quebec do)

[@jillyathon9456]

RCMP is not a sheriff, or conservation officer, or customs officer…but they work together with all forces including international when needed…

[@jillyathon9456]

Think first responders…forest fires, auto accidents, domestic calls, etc.

[@Lakeshore14]

The Mounties cover very remote areas that don’t have local police. These areas may be in the far north which can be in the bitter cold. In such situations they may be required to load supplies in remote communities.

[@bobmoore8314]

The Mounties are Canada's Federal Police Service. They monitor all of Canada, and espescially smaller communties that don't have a police force. Most provinces have their own provincial police force. I live in Ontario, and they are called the OPP(Ontario Provincial Police) Major cities and municipalities have their own police forces. We also have our own Border Control division.

[@donjohnson8696]

Yes. They have to be able to react to any situation. In any community. Large city or small town.

[@Ticass83]

the Mounties work in remote areas often and are the first responder in many cases. They have to be able to provide first aid and perform rescues if needed.

[@ednabell9405]

For those members that are posted to remote outlying areas, they are sometimes the only one there to police the town, so they must be ready for anything. Ambulances are often not available. They are hundreds of miles away from anywhere and rely on air transportation to the nearest hospital. They are the small towns everything.

[@bobmoore8314]

I don't know if this been said before in the comments, but I vetted for friends of mine for their son and the cadets stay housed 6 months at the training facility. Long days, grueling physical training. He went on to be a RCMP Officer!

[@coolgareth101]

There's no equivalent of the RCMP in the US. It's a federal police force, so it guards federal facilities like airports and does, basically, FBI sorts of things. However, if a town, city, or province doesn't want to train its own police force, it can sign a contract with the RCMP to provide regular, street-level policing. Where I live, the City of Vancouver has its own police but a bunch of the municipalities around it use the RCMP. They don't do border patrol, though. And, yes, when they were formed, they were more or less a cavalry regiment that was sent to police the prairies (plains), which is why they have cavalry traditions. Lastly, it's the RCMP that greet heads of state at the airport rather than the military. Also, you might be interested to learn that the honourary colonel of the RCMP was Queen Elizabeth II, that all of her personal horses through her reign were gifts of the RCMP, that she once invited them to provide the guard on Buckingham Palace, and that she instructed that RCMP officers ride just in front of her during her funeral.

[@BorealisNights]

Thanks!

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

You’re welcome!

[@lauriemapplebeck1286]

Yes! They even explore your family!!

[@TL-kr6se]

When I think RCMP, I always remember story or maybe it just was in a movie, of after the Battle of Little Bighorn, Chief Sitting Bull with a group of his people crossed into Canada. Was met by one RCMP officer who then led this group to somewhere, and then another RCMP Mountie appears off to side the of trail. To which Officer #1 says to Sitting Bull, heard you might be a tough customer, so I brought some backup...

[@bww9450]

Canadian Mounties Police ""the Mounties means mounted on a horse"".

[@jwyllor]

The RCMP are federal police. We still have sheriffs and local police forces. What they didn't say that I witnessed when a friend of mine applied, is that they require some education in law as well. We have law courses available in high school here in Canada which helps towards your application to become an officer. It is pretty intense for the physical test they give to applicants as well. My friend tried three times and never did get in. She made it through the trials but was not as fast as others. Thanks for learning more about Canada.

[@bpizza8803]

When applying for the RCMP back in the 70's, my cousin's our whole family and everybody who married into the family, had a background check anything illegal and he could not join the force !!! He's retired today.

[@sheilameagher3675]

1. Yes, the application and testing process easy can take a year or more. 2 Yes and no, The RCMP are the federal police service( USA equivalent of FBI, DEA, ATF, Secret Service, NSA, HLS) , but can also be contracted for Provincial Policing (State Troopers) or Municipal policing. 3. Yes policing is traditionally military top down command structure, but the Service to the Community is Community Based Policing. It evolved through the British system of policing and military service. 4. You can get the PARE test requirements on line, there are courses to take too. 5. So emergency situation: evacuation, medical supplies, ice storms, food, tactical gear, sand bags, it could be anything. 6. K-9 units are a senior position and earned and selected for. 7 Yet Tim Horton's ( HUGE Canadian donut and coffee chain is open extended hours or 24 hours a day usually with a drive thru) and when we volunteer for police that is sometimes where they would feed us from. The Donuts holes are called Tim Bits. Which is also the Hockey League Tim Horton's sponsors for small children (3 to some age years old) -There is more training after the Depot (usually for specialisation) -On the Prairies their patrol area can be 600 square miles. -Usually one Constable per car. - Thank for your questions, they are good.

[@karidennis6154]

The RCMP are responsible for investigation and prosecution of federal crimes, they also provide policing for Native communities. This includes commercial crimes, the production of counterfeits, narco-trafficking, coordinated criminal activities, and crimes relating to border integrity. International policing is also their domain. They also provide protection for diplomats and high ranking elected officials such as the Prime Minister and their family members.

[@robertweese9656]

They are Federal police equivalent to FBI

[@darcyperkins7041]

@@LaurieLeeAnnie No. FBI.

[@CarharttCowboy]

I disagree. RCMP are actual law enforcement whereas FBI are much more specialty operations. I'm Canadian and it always bothers me when the mounties are compared to the FBI

[@johnholland7369]

Once a mountie, they are able to advance to Special Tactics, sorta like American SWAT Teams. Communications, Spy work etc..

[@franciscotoro9454]

The mounties are the federal police. They serve where there is no provincial or municipal police or in federal land and jurisdictions. They are also the equivalent of the FBI. They are also involved in rescue efforts, and hostage rescue. They are a paramilitary police organization.

[@Lavolanges]

So that toast is now "To the King".

[@caeliknight]

Many small communitites here in Canada that do not have a police force depend on the RCMP to deal with criminal issues that arise within a small community of a particular province. The RCMP's primary responsibility is the enforcement of federal criminal law, and sworn members of the RCMP have jurisdiction as a peace officer in all provinces and territories of Canada. In my particular town we have both a RCMP detachment and a town police not affiliated with the RCMP. They are a small force who enforces all municipal regulations within the Town's boundaries. These duties include traffic enforcement, school safety monitoring, protection of homes and businesses, as well as animal control services. The Municipal Force also deals with: Cross walk guards, Radar, Recreational vehicle trails, Public awareness, Traffic security and Halloween safety

[@debbieguitor1745]

I’ve been privileged to know a number of RCMP officers. They are so honourable and dedicated. Once they join the force, they can be moved anywhere within Canada, sometimes having to leave family and friends behind to serve in remote parts of the country. They are the elite of the Canadian Police forces.

[@JamesAtkinson-ge3jt]

Imagine an FBI, state police and county sheriff all in one - that's the RCMP. Also, in some parts of Canada, there may be no fire dept or ambulance. A RCMP member may be all the help there is for any emergency for hours. They do it all. Oh, and the RCMP WAS a military unit, and is still a paramilitary force, rather than a civilian police department. They are assigned a "troop", and have a "regimental number" rather than a badge number, signifying that back in the 1880's, as the North West Mounted Police, they were considered a light cavalry regiment. They still have a regimental march, a headquarters they call a "depot", and hold regimental banquets and balls - in addition to maintaining the musical ride, showcasing cavalry skills from the late 1800's and early 1900's. Until recently, they had no union, but could fly for free on any Air Force flight as a member of the Armed Forces.

[@mlu007]

Four things: 1) The red serge is a full mess dress only worn in formal situations. 2) The RCMP is definitely a civilian police force with jurisdiction all over Canada. They have some militaristic traditions but are not of the Canadian Armed Forces. 3) The RCMP has residual authority to enforce laws throughout Canada. Provincial police forces have authority to enforce laws within the territory of their respective province. However, 7 of the 10 provinces do not have a provincial police force and rely on the RCMP for law enforcement. Many smaller towns do not have a local police force. If a town doesn't have a police force and is located in a province that has a provincial police force, then the town must contract with the provincial police for local law enforcement. If a town doesn't have a local police force and is located in a province that doesn't have a provincial police force, then the town must contract with the RCMP for local law enforcement. 4) The application process is long but you can definitely work or attend university full-time during the process. There will be several written tests, interviews and a polygraph but you can attend those events by taking a day off from work or school. Though you only need a high school diploma to qualify, a bachelor's degree in a related field will definitely give you the upper hand and help you obtain promotions.

[@Ticass83]

we have municipal police for the cities (like Toronto police, Ottawa police, Vancouver etc.). we have provincial police for the the rest of the provinces (like OPP, and QPP etc..) and we have the Mounties which are national police. Mounties cover everywhere the other police don't. any federal lands or rural areas are the Mounties. We also have Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and we have border agents as well.

[@KoraCarlson]

There's no real American equivalent. The RCMP is a federal law enforcement agency like the FBI, and it has some of the same federal investigation, international liaison, domestic security/counterterrorism, records management, etc. roles that the FBI has. It's also a uniformed police agency that patrols much of Canada, responds to 911 calls, and routinely makes arrests for street crimes. As a uniformed police force, it mostly works under contract from provinces or cities that don't have their own police forces (every province except for Ontario and Quebec contracts with the RCMP to fill the provincial police role, which among other things includes patrolling unincorporated areas).

[@johnholland7369]

We have what's called, JTF2 (Joint Task Force) Which is like American Navy Seals. Mostly RCMP and Military combined

[@edwardlongshanks827]

JTF2 is purely a military unit. Its members are drawn from the Canadian military and not the RCMP. JTF2 took over the tasks that were performed by the RCMP's Special Emergency Response Team when it was disbanded in 1992. Calling the unit the Joint Task Force is something like the British calling their special forces regiment the Special Air Services. The SAS have nothing to do with providing air services, special or otherwise.

[@CarbonizedStardust]

Here we have the RCMP who deal with more serious and emergency crimes, the highway Sheriff’s who deal with road crimes, the Peace Officers who deal with county bylaws, Emergency rescue who work with the fire department, fish and game who do exactly what you think, and I think that’s it. The RCMP also work with all of these divisions, as they’re also emergency responders. I have had both good and very bad experiences with our police, I’m still grateful for them either way. 🇨🇦❤️

[@Caperhere]

There are Cops- local police in towns and cities. They aren’t trained to the same extent as the Mounties. The Mounties- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, are a national police force. They’re connected all across the country. Their training has a bit of military similar training. We have sheriffs and border officers, too. You see them on the highway all the time, and yes, they meet up at donut shops.

[@Tina-oq3di]

The RCMP are located in cities, towns Provinces that are remote or have a lot of natural disasters ie, fires flooding etc. the RCMP help to ensure ppl get out and they help to bring in some supplies. I live in BC and our city of nearly 200,000 ppl have only the RCMP as our police force. There are very few cities that have their own police services and they use the RCMP.

[@civilWARcity]

RCMP is Federal Police, we also have Provincial Police and Local Municipal Police similar to your State police and then sheriff system. also most Indigenous reserves have their own police forces. in Ontario OPP handles a lot of the rural towns and highways, where as dense cities have many divisions throughout the cities, CSIS is our secret service agency..there is others as well but thats the main focus

[@vinceaaron8921]

most of it depends on population where larger centres can fund their own depts. there are county and city police forces, provincial = state troopers, mounties sort of like us marshalls

[@derekbignell823]

The RCMP is a National Police Service. Except for Ontario and Quebec the RCMP also serves as provincial or territorial police and local police in smaller centres.

[@terrygaudio1053]

The "Mounties" started out as the Northwest Mounted Police. In 1904 they were given the Royal Ascent and became the Royal Northwest Mounted Police as a thank you for their service in the South African War. In 1920 the Dominion Police were merged with them and they became the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The RCMP fill the role of your FBI on the Federal level and as bodyguards for politicians and as Embassy and Consulate guards. They acts as Provincial Police (equivalent to your State Troopers) in most provinces. (Ontario and Quebec have their own Provincial Police.) They also fill the role of small town police forces in many areas. The RCMP do have a military component to their history but are not really used in that capacity any more. However, the military traditions continue to be kept.

[@Tina-oq3di]

They only sleep in their barracks for their training. RCMP officers live in their own homes when they are done training. They do go through physiological testing as well as hearing and physical testing/training. Great video.

[@ChristineP-qp6vn]

We don’t have certain neighbourhoods here or at least very few I’ve never seen one. People of every background live just about everywhere.

[@crowyxl1563]

The RCMP are mainly a federal law enforcement, but they also do peace keeping missions, and counter terrorism. (Like the FBI almost) There are also city police, border security and sheriff (at least for BC) that are in their own respected agencies, but for places in Canada that do not have those agencies, the RCMP fulfill the roles those agencies would do.

[@ryanwilson_canada]

It depends on where you live. You either have local PD. Or you have the Rcmp. Where i am we have the rcmp. Which defeacto is our local police force. I have nothing bad to say about them, they're mostly respectful (in my experience, others may vary) they actually do a background check on me at 8 am every day due to my job. I have nothing but respect for them.

[@majbrat]

Mounties are kind of like a National Guard military force & a police force. Everyday job is policing wherever needs it. Big cities often have a city police and mounties police from city limits out. Their other duty is also assisting when there is a natural disaster, or major accidents to help and to keep peace. So, they train in all kinds of scenarios. LMAO our mounties in our small city are at the Tim Hortons donut shop all the time, lol. The stereo type is real all over north america. 😉 To be fair, they need coffe to keep sharp and a bit of sugar or a sandwich helps too i assume. It us all that is open except for 7-11 stores.

[@michaelbaird5029]

The barracks inspection is only during your training period...RCMP officers (constables) after they graduate cal live in their own home 😂

[@weeyummybmp7693]

as Federal Police officers they serve in various situations - guarding Canadian Federal buildings, borders, small communities around the countries - under these are the Provincial Police Forces as in Ontario and Quebec - then we have municiple police as in cities such as Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary and such - our region where i live is patroled by the OPP - Ontario Provincial Police and i know that there is an RCMP detachment in my home town of North Bay - and yes RCMP are a para-military force as well as police officers (SWAT in the USA)

[@cstephen98]

The RCMP is the successor of the Northwest Mounted Police which were the military converted to a police force and the RCMP still fall under National Defense along with the Army, Navy and Air Force. That's probably why elements of their training is reminiscent to military training.

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

Border patrol is a separate thing. I would say they are sheriff, state trooper, and FBI rolled into one. They investigate federal crimes, patrol smaller communities that don't have other police, but do not patrol in the bigger cities.

[@opheliawhiteway4660]

Our mounties are equivalent to the FBI in the US as they do enforce federal law but are a police agency. They wotk in various conditions. A vast majority of Canada is isolated wilderness with a lot of fly in communities that cn only be reached by plane. People who live in these areas survive by hunting and fishing for their food, sometimes criminals hide out deep in the wilderness, people get lost. A lot of the country is untouched wilderness and sometimes people need to be rescued so that is part of why they need rescue equipment. And yes our mounties do have the donut stereotype lol. I grew up in a fly in community which makes everything a lot more expensive. I remember paying $27 for a watermelon and almost dropped it in the lae as ibwas getting in my boat lol so because of the cost of living a lot of parents couldn't afford much for their kids on christmas so the mounties in my community took it upon themselves to hand out christmas gifts to all the children in the community. Theg even had a santa to hand out these gifts. I think its safe to say they have a pretty heavy work load but they are great and humble people. Thank you for your interest in Canada. Its cold as f here but it is absolutely wonderful. Love your videos ❤

[@i_q_9]

RCMP is Canada's federal police force. They can be stationed anywhere nationally, so in remote areas for example, police may need to load a truck with supplies in an emergency. RCMP is policing, and not any other service such as military, sheriff, border security. They do police work, anywhere throughout the country. They are not the only police in Canada of course, there are municipal, provincial police forces as well. There are areas without municipal (city) or provincial police, and so RCMP will police there, anywhere in the country.

[@13coyote13]

Depending what province you live in eg. Ontario has local, provincial and RCMP, British Columbia has local and RCMP, Quebec has local, provincial and RCMP and other provinces may only have RCMP.

[@michaelbaird5029]

The Mounties are a NATIONAL police force, spanning every province in Canada. Some Provinces have a Provincial police force and most Major cities have a municipal police force 💯👍

[@weeyummybmp7693]

as with other police services -the RCMP has a K-9 unit - which is a specially trained handler and dog to assist with the capture and searching for clues and criminals (includes illegal drugs)

[@redhatbarnswallow4768]

Like anything there have been some bad apples in the RCMP but on the whole I think they are well respected. Not perfect but I think overall they do a good job across the country. It’s definitely not an easy job.

[@jpkac]

They are called 'mounties' because in the begining when before they became The Royal Canadian Mouted Police in 1920 they were called The North West Mounted Police back in the 1870's and they patrolled the north west parts of Canada such as the Yukon (during the gold rush) and the western prairies on horses - hence 'mounties'.

[@Crimson_Iris]

I've heard that our RCMP would be in some ways similar to your FBI. The RCMP is a federal police service with federal jurisdiction. With a majority of their postings being in rural areas/communities. And our northern territories. With this, i sort of agree to that statement thought not completely. They've been known to handle non-biased investigations in cities with their own police service depending on severity of the case. Example would be the shooting that took place in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 2018, where two civilians and two municipal officers were killed by a gunman. The municipal police service after being rattled by these events wanted to be sure nothing was missed during the investigation and that the investigation had no biases, so the New Brunswick RCMP lead the investigation.

[@lightatthecape2009]

The mounties are federal police-they represent the Ottawa government. Largely they work outside cities...or in smaller villiages who do not have their own police. Each province charters city councils to police cities directly. The city of Sant john has a police force, the mounties work smaller towns like St Andrews All criminal law in Canada is uniforn from one coast to the other. The provincial police departments are similarly based on fedearal laws.. DUIs not involving accidents or death are handled by provinces...The Motor Vehical Act can differ from prvince to province.

[@NovaSupernova]

When you join you have to do PARE just to Regina. I did mine in Halifax and I consider myself a very fit person coming from the military. I finished with 3 seconds left to go. I passed but damn near killed me. The first 2 laps you glide through pretty easily then its gets a little more difficult and the last 2 laps absolutely suck. If you go out to fast too soon, you will fail. I walked out of the gym and puked my guts out. Only 30 percent that sign up get past the requirements to join. I was there with 30 other potential cadets and only 8 got through. That said, if you fail you can come back in 6 months or a year. Long story short, I got offered to go to Regina after passing all my requirements. Other requirements when you sign up is the picture test. There is a written test and a picture test. The instructor shows you a picture for 10 seconds. Then they take away the picture. You have to list as many things from that picture that you can remember. For instance, how many people were in the picture, how many children, approx race and color, the color of their clothes, cars, license plates, surrounding areas. You have to get a minimum of 6 things right. Also part of the process is a polygraph. You can't beat the polygraph like in the movies. They will ask you if you did drugs or watched porn and other things. The. only way you fail the polygraph is if you lie. If you smoked weed in your teens you have to admit that. Understand that this is about honesty not judging you for past mistakes. You have to pass all that before you get your appointment for your PARE test. You have to send in a complete resume for absolutely every job you have done in your life. So after I finished all my entrance requirements they offered me the opportunity to go to Regina....which I turned down. My marks were very high and they really tried to entice me to Regina but at the same time I landed a position at a marina in Europe as a commercial diver. (Dive master) which I took. It paid twice as much as a 3 year officer. If I was going to do it all over again, I would not join the military at 17. I would become a commercial diver and did that my whole life.

[@foodie8790]

logistics of loading supplies for example, when the US had people cross into Canada during Trump every second counted because at -25f/ -31c, help first short later. same with remote places with no power. or heating

[@daleplant5275]

Yukon and Northwest Territories plus Nunavit are territories not provinces. Horses are still used in policing. They are a federal force, but many communities "outsource" their policing to them. We have sheriffs also. CSIS is a specialized force within the RCMP which would be like the American CIA (CIA only has jurisdiction outside US) and FBI combined as they have investigative and intelligence roles within and outside Canada. The RCMP trains other forces around the world.

[@SC_DC..20]

When I lived in Warman Saskatchewan the RCMP did a Huge bust, where 2 bearcats were used as it involved 2 residences. After several months of surveillance they made there move confiscating a massive amount of illicit narcotics/drugs and an incredible amount of illegal guns. This was a major bust resulting in hefty prison time. We have a saying here: the RC’s always get there man.

[@robertfraser845]

mounties stands for the royal mounted police they are highly trained police that has a history as old as canada itself also was the queens favorites and why they were in the front of the line of police famous for there high skill horse riding

[@samanthamonaghan7579]

You have a small town of 2500 people, a disaster hits town how many Ambulance and Firefighters do yoy have, police are part of first responders, a town could have a sheriffs office and a county of RCMP that could cover a group of small towns.

[@petergarayt9634]

I believe the loading of a truck is because they might be involved in emergencies. The vast range of training is a 'ready for anything' criteria. Don't know if it's true but an old tale says they wore red so incase they got shot it didn't demoralize your colleagues because it was harder to notice the blood.

[@tomsawyer2768]

At the beginning they talk about 8 months to clear application! Well it is often a year or more ! You have to clear multiple Psychological Testing and they dig deep into your passed history and attitudes. Will this person Power trip or use their position of authority in a acceptable manner! During training you are watched carefully for unelectable traits. After they graduate they will be sent to Police in remote area’s often all alone! Also they will be moved around often during the first several years! Even if you wish to marry, your spouse is investigated and interviewed! She must pass this scrutiny if you wish to marry her and remain a RCMP Officer, or you will have to resign and find new employment to marry. Canada has done much Peacekeeping over the years and often RCMP will be sent to help police in many cases with the military!RCMP often serve as Town or City Police, County and Hi-Way Police, It is a Federal Police force and has Full Authority in all areas and does Federal Investigations like the FBI in America. Members are also expected to do lots of Community work, Playing , coaching and Referring in the Community ! Also mentoring and interacting with youth! They are used in different ways in each Province or Territory as some have, Provincial Police or Sheriffs as well ! In community Policing they provide effective more substantial Police then low population areas could normally afford ! Cities that wish to use them as their Police pay heavily for them but afford training and suppling their own! They have their own Labs, Helicopters, Dogs, etc. also have many boats for lakes Rivers as well as search and rescue! The have 4x4’, Pickup Trucks Argo’s, skidoo’s and bikes to get into remote areas , as well as Tac Squads and armoured vehicles !

[@dialee5016]

This is one of the best descriptions of the RCMP I have read.

[@weeyummybmp7693]

so much for all men are "created equal" - para military tranining programs such as what the RCMP use will show you that this statement "not all people are equal" but this training is designed to bring out the best in the recruit

[@weeyummybmp7693]

while the FBi was founded as a national police force - the mounties were born in the Northwest Mounties back in the 1900's to patrol the gold rush and small towns in whe |Western Part of Canada but have since become our Federal Police Force and therefore provide services primarily in our provinces without a provincial police force - Newfoundland/Labrador; Prince Edward Island; New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia - regions of Canada that are somewhat financially challenged to not be ableto afford a provincial force - then there are the Western Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta that also have the RCMP in place of provincial police forces. basic explanation of our RCMP

[@chadvanvari1623]

Each city has a police force - each province has provincial police = state police - in areas with small towns but no large cities there is regional police- in remote areas there is the Canadian mounted police, the Mounties also serve as federal police in all cities across the country, however more for investigating federal crimes, they also protect visiting politicians as well as high ranking Canadian officials. In other words there are many divisions in the RCMP ( Royal Canadian Mounted Police) the closest comparison to the United States would be FBI/CIA/SECRET SERVICE - and in remote areas Texas ranger

[@mightyoaks9331]

The Mounties (RCMP) are a federal police force. Provinces and municipal governments can chose to contract the RCMP to provide local police services. It is very common in Canada for smaller towns to contract the RCMP to do the local policing instead setting up their own police force. Unlike the US, Canada has a national criminal code, so criminal law is the same across the country.

[@BorealisNights]

A final comment here... you saw the physical testing they have to pass, and heard how they derive a lot of their training ideas from the Canadian and British military... So, head on down to your local military office in your locale, and look at that woman typing at a desk in the background, etc.. and know this, in the Canadian military, that same typist, has to continuously pass 'THE SAME' physical testing as any other millitary person, annually... meaning, brutal tests, just so she keeps her job as a clerk... because... in a time of urgency, or emergency, she can be called upon in an instant, to load those trucks with 50 pound sacks, or cover for those in the field. Yes, the training is harsh, and its why they are proud to do what they do, and we as citizens, are also proud, and thankful for their service... pilot, grunt, or just a plain ol' cop.👍🏼✌🏼🇨🇦

[@ChristineP-qp6vn]

As a amount, you could be the only police officer in a very remote town possibly up north. So you might have to load your vehicle with supplies for a rescue, etc.

[@ChristineP-qp6vn]

Not amount, I meant to say RCMP

[@peterward1698]

My son is RCMP and went through the cadet training. There is a lot more to it than is shown here. Long nights of studying laws, how to deal with people in mental crisis. I think one of the biggest differences between Canadian and US police is we have a police service and you have a police force. It's a different outlook. Also police are funded by taxpayers here. In a lot of durastictions in the US they are funded by fines. That shifts the emphasis of police work.

[@audreymartin2515]

Mounties police in regions that lease their services if they don’t want to create their own policing department. Only larger cities tend to have their own police department. RCMP also have a federal department that acts like the FBI. As a Canadian, I have never understood the role of Sheriff or Sheriff’s Department unfortunately. Working with a dog is a specific role that requires special training. Being in those barracks is strictly for training.

[@rowauthority]

Hey. You're going to get this a lot, but "Mounties" refer to the Royal Canadian "Mounted" (as in horseback) Police. Cheers.

[@canadianmike626]

The RCMP were formed from the RNWMP, that was formed from regular Dominion of Canada Army, that come out of the British Army, hence the red tunic. Then North West Mounted Police were there to protect the Western Prairies and Territories before they were fully settled. They were a there to project sovereignty over the Crown lands of Canada.

[@furriass3978]

actually, horses are used for riot control too...but that is very rare here

[@sergedechantigny3756]

What they don't learn is to treat first nation people like human beeings !

[@MrMontm]

they are a federal police force somewhat like the FBI. And in 7 provinces and the territories they are also like state troupers (Pro

[@KoolBreeze420]

Once the mounties are on the case you can be sure you will be caught and or killed. Fun fact: Saskatchewan is the flattest province and has no hills or mountains to slow the wind-down. So -20 can feel like -40. It's nearly the same as the US but there is an oddity among us I live in Ontario Canada and the mounties don't exist here. We have City police and provincial police. They are called the OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) The y have jurisdiction throughout Ontario, City cops not so much.

[@bruce8321]

The Mounties exist in every province including Ontario and Quebec. Ontario headquarters is in London, On. and its called the O Division. There are around 1700 plus in Ontario.

[@KoolBreeze420]

@@bruce8321 I can tell you this in 50 years here in Ontario With deep roots dating back to the 1800's not me or a family member has ever had contact with a mountie. I have never seen a mountie anywhere. I've been in Jails from here to Saskatoon. Perhaps there are some desk jockies somewhere or maybe some station that's very deep in the north but they aren't a police force like they are in Saskatchewan. The OPP rule here.

[@bruce8321]

@@KoolBreeze420 Many of them are involved in the Int't Drug Trade with Interpol, Spys and Customs and other areas you would have no reason to be exposed too.

[@andreajohns9262]

RCMP originally the notrh west mounted police. Mounted as in on a horse. They are federal police, we also have provincial police and regional polce. (city police) The territories because they aren't provinces and are sparsely populated they only have the RCMP. Emergency supplies tend to be in response to a disaster, food, water, medical supplies. Can't call a fire truck or an ambulance to a huge portion of the country. We have many remote communities where the mounties are the only police. There's more to it than this but I'm sure other comments will fill in more. Have a great day 😀

[@peardrop61]

The Mounties began in 1873 and called NorthWest Mounted Police and back then they were on horses. Our big cities have City Police Force, but small communities have RCMP except Ontario and Quebec who have Provincial Police Force. We have Border Officers like you do. The Mounties help during natural disasters

[@user-us3ms8yp8r]

Canadian here. The RCMP do not operate in the large cities like Vancouver, Edmonton. Regina Toronto. The city police control the major cities. The RCMP operate everywhere else in the country which are very very remote and dangerous. When I was growing up the RCMP members could only stay a max of 3 or 5 yrs in one place to ensure no corruption by becoming close friends with anyone.

[@lisahood1389]

Mounties are a Federal force. They operate provincially and federally. But many provinces have their own police forces.

[@isomario]

The Canadians came for my fam in the comments But I didnt expect this at all, I thought they were a ceremonial division.

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

Chilllleeee we just wanted to know😂🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@sw7833]

We have Border guards, sheriffs, city police and RCMP. I live in Burnaby BC and we don't have city cops so we have RCMP. But Vancouver and New Westminster which border on either side of Burnaby have city police, however, I believe the RCMP have jurisdiction everywhere across Canada as they are federal (not 100% on this though). By the way nothing to do with mountains more the Queen of England thus Royal Canadian Mounted Police.❤

[@BorealisNights]

Follow-up on RCMP police canines... I live in Red Deer Alberta, a few dozen kilometres north of the ONLY RCMP dog training facility in Canada, and, I live on the very south edge go town... my town isn't huge, just a hundred thou or so, but, they bring the new dogs up here for "city training". the first time I saw it, I thought we had a "situation" going on... but no, they had a fake criminal, running through the fields, crawling through the ditches, and hiding in the allies... only to finally let the dogs find him, and thanks to his massive padding, letting them "take him down"... its really something to watch. And it's not like they train hundreds, or even dozens per year. We have contests here, for school children, to name the few dogs, I mean pups, per year who enter their training... and once in a while, sadly, we remember those who give their lives in the line of duty. Best yet, if you're a tourist/visitor, and want to see how its done, the training centre has certain times in the summer when you can go and watch some of the field training of both pups and older dogs back for updated training... its a beautiful thing to see. The last time I was there, they even had one of the dogs that had been gifted to the queen, back for a visit, and roaming around through the bleachers interacting with the visitors... very cool.