2 Military Police Regiment (2 MP Regt; ) is a unit of the Canadian Forces. It provides support to the Canadian Army within the Province of Ontario. It does not provide support to Canadian Forces Bases Borden, Trenton and North Bay and Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa). The unit was initially created in the summer of 2006. Since then, the unit was officially established by a ministerial organization order (MOO) and a Canadian Forces organization order (CFOO) dated September 24, 2007. It is a "total force" unit of the Canadian Army Military Police Group (CA MP Gp). The term total force describes a unit which includes both Regular Force and Reserve Force members. 2 MP Regt is responsible for police, security and detention operations as well as police support in field operations. The unit headquarters is located at the George Taylor Denison III Armoury, more commonly known as Denison Armoury, in Toronto, Ontario. The strength of 2 MP Regt totals just under 300 personnel. Since the transfer of command authority (TOCA) on 1 April 2011, 2 MP Regt is under the full command of the Canadian Forces Military Police Group (CF MP Gp) through the CA MP Gp, and attached operational command (OPCOM) to the 4th Canadian Division (4 Cdn Div). The unit is commanded by a major as the commanding officer (CO) and the unit has a master warrant officer who is the regimental sergeant major (RSM). The CO of 2 MP Regt reports directly to the commander of the CA MP Gp, as well as the commander of 4 Cdn Div. The CO has a dual function as commanding officer and division provost marshal.
Unit background
Recent history
Prior to the existence of 2 MP Regt, members of the Army Reserve Military Police of Ontario were part of 2 Military Police Company (2 MP Coy) formed summer 2003 until April 2006. With platoons in London, Toronto and Ottawa, the unit had around 125 all ranks. During this time, Regular Force members of the Military Police were under command of their local Canadian Forces base (CFB) or area support unit (ASU). As noted above, Regular Force and Reserve Force members amalgamated into one unit known as 2 MPU 8 April 2006. The regiment was renamed 2 Military Police Regiment on 1 April 2011 during the reorganization of the Canadian Forces Military Police. In the early 2000s and earlier, regimental police (RP) were assigned police duties within their respective battalion. Although not specially appointed as peace officers, members of the RP were instrumental in dealing with police-related matters. They wore brassards denoting "RP".
Sub-unit composition
Sub-units are as follows: Regimental Headquarters Toronto, Ontario (Total Force) 2 Military Police Platoon Petawawa, Ontario (Regular Force) 21 MP Coy 31 Military Police Platoon London, Ontario (Reserve Force) Detachment Kingston, Ontario (Reserve Force) 32 Military Police Platoon Toronto, Ontario (Reserve Force) 33 Military Police Platoon Ottawa, Ontario (Reserve Force) Garrison Police Detachments Military Police Detachment Petawawa, Ontario (Regular Force) also responsible for Northern Ontario (less CFB North Bay) Military Police Detachment Kingston, Ontario (Regular Force) Military Police Detachment Meaford, Ontario (Regular Force) Military Police Detachment Toronto, Ontario (Regular Force)
Until about the mid-2000s, 2 MP Regt had representation at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa within 2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, the Royal Canadian Dragoons and the Royal Canadian Regiment. The same held true in London at Wolseley Barracks when the 1st Battalion the Royal Canadian Regiment was stationed there. These MP were normally referred to as battalion sheriffs, a term used in a somewhat official manner. In each of these locations, the battalion sheriffs normally had several regimental police (RP) working for them. RP were not peace officers and did not have special powers of arrest. Instead, they were members of their respective unit. They would assist MP in their day-to-day work. Similar to MP, RP would wear an RP brassard to identify themselves accordingly.
2 MP Regt has working relations with MP units at CFB Trenton, CFB North Bay, CFB Borden and Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa). They also partner with municipal, regional, provincial and federal police agencies on a routine basis throughout Ontario.
Commanding officers
The following officers have commanded 2 MP Regt (most recent to least recent):
