The City of Grande Prairie is transitioning to a municipal police service. During this transition, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) remains the police of jurisdiction. For emergencies, please dial 911. For general RCMP inquiries, call 780-830-5701.
Transition Timeline
Explore below year by year how the Grande Prairie Police Service is coming into action.
Create Grande Prairie Police Commission
Create Policies & Procedures
Recruit Chief of Police
GPPS & RCMP share policing responsibilities during entire transition
First and second Experienced Officer Program classes graduate
First Recruit class of 12 underway
Total of 31 Peace Officers deployed
Third and fourth Experienced Officer Program classes graduate
First recruit class of 12 and second recruit class of 14 graduate, third recruit class of 14 underway
Total of 31 Peace Officers deployed
GPPS becomes Police of Primary Jurisdiction for the City of Grande Prairie
Fifth Experienced Officer Program class graduates
Third recruit class of 14 and fourth recruit class of 14 graduate, fifth recruit class of 14 underway
