Royal Canadian Mounted Police Protective Policing
The Protective Policing Service (French: Services de police de protection), operated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provides security details for the members of the Royal Family (when in Canada), the Governor General of the country and the Prime Minister. They also protect the families of the Prime Minister and Governor General, federal cabinet ministers, visiting VIPs, Members of Parliament, and Senators, diplomats, Supreme, Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal justices, and those designated by the Minister of Public Safety as protected persons.
The RCMP National Division (formerly RCMP "A Division) ensures safety on federal roadways in the National Capital Region. The RCMP National Capital Region Traffic Unit enforces laws and regulations relating to traffic, impaired driving, distracted driving, speeding, etc on roadways owned by the National Capital Commission. It is separate from The Protective Policing Service (French: Services de police de protection). The PPS agents can be recruited from the Canadian Armed Forces and other Police Services, but will be under the umbrella of the RCMP.
Provincial counterparts
Many provinces have a similar organization that is responsible for the protection of the provincial Lieutenant-Governor, the Premier, other members of the provincial cabinet, and members of the judiciary.
