List of police firearms in Canada

The following is a list of firearms used by police forces in Canada. The vast majority of firearms used by Canadian police are semi-automatic.

  • Beretta Px4 Storm
    Beretta Px4 Storm
  • Glock 17 Gen4 pistol
    Glock 17 Gen4 pistol
  • Heckler & Koch P2000
    Heckler & Koch P2000
  • Smith & Wesson Model 5906
    Smith & Wesson Model 5906
  • Smith & Wesson M&P
    Smith & Wesson M&P
  • SIG Sauer P226
    SIG Sauer P226
  • SIG Sauer P320
    SIG Sauer P320
  • Walther P99
    Walther P99

Federal Police

Service Model Calibre type Action Origin Details Reference
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Smith & Wesson 5946 & 3953 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol DAO  USA Standard issue sidearm [1]
Canadian Forces Military Police SIG Sauer P320 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol DAO  USA Standard issue sidearm [2]
Canada Border Services Agency Beretta Px4 Storm 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol DAO  Italy Standard issue sidearm [3]
Correctional Service of Canada Heckler & Koch P2000 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol DAO  Germany Standard issue sidearm [4]
Parliamentary Protective Service SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol DA/SA  West Germany Standard issue sidearm
Environment and Climate Change Canada Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol SFA  Austria Standard issue sidearm [5]
Fisheries and Oceans Smith & Wesson 5946 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol DAO  USA

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Provincial Police

Service Province Model Calibre type Action Origin Details Reference
Alberta Sheriff's Branch Alberta Alberta Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol SFA  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Ontario Provincial Police Ontario Ontario Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol SFA  Austria Standard issue sidearm [6]
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland & Labrador SIG Sauer P226 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol DAK  West Germany Standard issue sidearm [7][8]
Sûreté du Québec Quebec Quebec Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol SFA  Austria Standard issue sidearm [9]
Direction de la sécurité dans les palais de justice Quebec Quebec Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol SFA  Austria Standard issue sidearm

Regional and Municipal Police

Service Province Model Calibre type Origin Details Reference
Abbotsford Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Barrie Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [10]
Brockville Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Calgary Police Service Alberta Alberta Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [11]
Camrose Police Service Alberta Alberta Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Central Saanich Police Service British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Cobourg Police Service Ontario Ontario SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  West Germany Standard issue sidearm
Charlottetown Police Department Prince Edward Island PEI Beretta 92D 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Italy Standard issue sidearm
Delta Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Durham Regional Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Edmonton Police Service Alberta Alberta Glock 45 MOS 9x19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [12][13]
Fredericton Police New Brunswick New Brunswick SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  West Germany Standard issue sidearm [citation needed]
Gatineau Police Department Quebec Quebec Smith & Wesson M&P .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm [14]
Greater Sudbury Police Service Ontario Ontario Smith & Wesson M&P .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm [15]
Guelph Police Service Ontario Ontario SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  West Germany Standard issue sidearm
Halifax Regional Police Nova Scotia Nova Scotia SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  West Germany Standard issue sidearm
Halton Regional Police Service Ontario Ontario Smith & Wesson M&P .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm [16]
Hamilton Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Kingston Police Ontario Ontario Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [17]
Lacombe Police Service Alberta Alberta SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  West Germany Standard issue sidearm
Lethbridge Police Service Alberta Alberta Glock 17 9mm Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
London Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17
Glock 22		 9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Medicine Hat Police Service Alberta Alberta Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Nelson Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
New Westminster Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Niagara Regional Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
North Bay Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Ottawa Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [18]
Peel Regional Police Ontario Ontario SIG Sauer P320 9x19 Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm [19]
Port Moody Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Rivière-du-Nord Municipal Police Quebec Quebec SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  West Germany Standard issue sidearm
Regina Police Service Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [20]
Kennebecasis Regional Police Force New Brunswick New Brunswick SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  West Germany Standard issue sidearm
Saanich Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Saskatoon Police Service Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [21]
Service de police de la Ville de Laval Quebec Quebec Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Service de police de Longueuil Quebec Quebec Heckler & Koch P2000 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm [22]
Service de police de la Ville de Montréal Quebec Quebec Glock 19 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Service de police de la Ville de Québec Quebec Quebec Walther P99 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
Saugeen Shores Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17Glock 26 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Shelburne Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
South Simcoe Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Summerside Police Department Prince Edward Island PEI SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  West Germany Standard issue sidearm
Surrey Police Service British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17
Glock 26		 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [23]
Taber Police Service Alberta Alberta SIG Sauer P320 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm
Thunder Bay Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17
Glock 26		 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [24]
Toronto Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 17
Glock 19
Glock 22
Glock 27		 9×19mm Parabellum
9×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W
.40 S&W		 Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Regular uniformed officers
Detectives
Emergency Task Force
[25]
Vancouver Police Department British Columbia British Columbia SIG Sauer P226
SIG Sauer P320		 .40 S&W
9×19mm Parabellum		 Semi-automatic pistol  West Germany Standard issue sidearm [26]
Victoria Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Waterloo Regional Police Service Ontario Ontario Glock 45 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
West Grey Police Ontario Ontario SIG Sauer P320 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Standard issue sidearm
West Vancouver Police Department British Columbia British Columbia Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [27]
Windsor Police Service Ontario Ontario Smith & Wesson M&P .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  USA Standard issue sidearm [28]
Winnipeg Police Service Manitoba Manitoba Glock 22
Glock 35		 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Tactical Support Unit issue sidearm		 [29]
York Regional Police Ontario Ontario Glock 22 .40 S&W Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm [30]
Eeyou Eenou Police Force (EEPF) Quebec Quebec SIG Sauer P320 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Germany unknown

Railway Police

Service Railway Model Calibre type Origin Details Reference
CN Police Canadian National Glock 17M 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Canadian Pacific Police Service Canadian Pacific Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Austria Standard issue sidearm
Via Rail Police Via Rail

Defunct Police

Service Locale Type Years Model Calibre type Origin Details Reference
Alberta Provincial Police  Alberta Provincial 1917–1932 Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 S&W Special Service Revolver  USA Standard issue sidearm
British Columbia Provincial Police  British Columbia Provincial 1871–1950 Smith & Wesson Heavy Duty .38 S&W Special Service Revolver  USA
Canadian Military Police Corps  Canada Military 1917–1920 Colt M1911, Colt New Service, and S&W Hand Ejector 2nd Model .45 ACP .455 Webley .455 Webley Semi-automatic Revolver Revolver  USA Several types of handguns issued [31]
Dominion Police  Canada Federal 1868–1920 Enfield Mk II .476 Enfield Service Revolver  United Kingdom [32]
New Brunswick Highway Patrol  New Brunswick Provincial 1978–1989
Newfoundland Rangers  Newfoundland Federal 1935–1950 Webley Mk VI .455 Webley Service Revolver  United Kingdom Standard issue sidearm
North-West Mounted Police  Canada Federal 1873–1920 Colt New Service .45 Colt Service Revolver  USA Standard issue sidearm [32]
Ports Canada Police  Canada Federal 1983–1998
Saskatchewan Provincial Police  Saskatchewan Provincial 1917–1928

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