The Sûreté du Québec or SQ (meaning "Quebec security or safety," but usually translated as "Quebec Provincial Police or Force") is the provincialpolice force of Quebec. The Sûreté du Québec headquarters are located in Montreal and the force employs roughly 3300 officers. Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... For the band, see The Police. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ... This article needs cleanup. ...
The organization is responsible for providing police service to localities in the province that do not otherwise have municipal or regional police services. Therefore, they are mainly present in small rural and suburban localities and the provincial highways. They also have a mandate to investigate crimes throughout the province.
Contrary to common belief, the Sûreté du Québec has fewer officers than the Montreal Police Service. In the early 2000s, the force amalgamated many smaller police services (e.g., Drummondville and Saint-Hyacinthe). Drummondville Ville (city) in central Quebec, located east of Montreal, on the Saint-Francois River. ... Saint-Hyacinthe (Ville de) town in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. ...
For the band, see The Police. ... Categories: Canada government stubs | Law enforcement in Canada | Ontario ... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ... The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary established in 1871, is the provincial police force of Newfoundland and Labrador and serves alongside the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who are contracted by the provincial government to provide provincial and community policing services. ... In the United States, state police are a police body unique to each U.S. state, having statewide authority to conduct law enforcement activities and criminal investigations. ...
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Sûreté du Québec website (French only) (http://www.suretequebec.gouv.qc.ca/)
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