CF MP Gp Group
The Canadian Forces Military Police Group (CF MP Gp) is a formation of the Canadian Forces that groups Military Police members employed in policing duties across the Canadian Forces. CF MP Gp Headquarters is located in Ottawa.
The CF MP Gp is comprised of the following subordinate units. A map of the locations of these units is below:
- Land Force Military Police Group (LF MP Gp);
- Air Force Military Police Group (AF MP Gp);
- Naval Military Police Group (Naval MP Gp);
- Military Police Unit Borden (MPU Borden);
- Military Police Unit Ottawa (MPU Ottawa);
- Special Operations Forces Military Police Unit (SOF MPU);
- Military Police Services Group (MP Svcs Gp);
- The CF National Investigation Service (CFNIS); and
- The CF Military Police Academy (CFMPA).
Command and control
The Canadian Forces Provost Marshal (CFPM) is the CF MP Gp Commander, supported by the Deputy Commander who manages the day-to-day operations.
History of the CF MP Gp
The CF MP Gp was established in November 2007 to group Military Police units that did not otherwise belong to the environmental commands (Army, Navy and Air Force) or operational commands (Canada Command, Canadian Expeditionary Force Command, Canadian Operational Support Command, and Canada Special Operations Forces Command).
The CF MP Gp was then comprised of the following subordinate units in its original establishment:
- The CF National Investigation Service (CFNIS);
- The Military Police Security Service (MPSS);
- CF Service Prison and Detention Barracks (CFSPDB); and
- The CF Military Police Academy (CFMPA).
On April 1, 2011, the CF MP Gp was restructured to its current establishment, with the environmental and operational commands policing assets now under the full command of the CF MP Gp Commander. The MPSS and the CFSPDB are now part of the MP Svcs Gp, while the CFNIS and CFMPA remain directly under the CF MP Gp structure.
