The International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations Program

Canada's International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations (IPP) Program deploys police officers and civilian experts from across Canada to international peace and stabilization missions.

The program operates under the Canadian Police Arrangement (CPA) — a partnership between:

• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Public Safety Canada
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Canadian police officers and civilian experts:

• Support security sector reform and rebuild policing institutions.
• Promote rule of law and peace in fragile states.
• Strengthen security abroad — and at home.

Global Impact, Domestic Benefits

International policing efforts are an essential part of Canada's goal of building a more secure world by working to stabilize fragile and conflict-affected states. The international deployment of highly-trained Canadian police officers contributes to reducing crime, instability, and fragility in countries where they are engaged.

Current IPP missions

Deployed police officers strengthen domestic security by developing transferable competencies such as leadership, cultural awareness, strategic thinking, and instructional techniques. Upon returning to Canada, these enhanced skills improve the effectiveness of their home agencies and benefit their communities. Canada's police peacekeepers and civilian experts are all volunteers and, for multilateral missions, are selected for service through international competitions. The IPP Program draws on officers from the RCMP and more than 30 other provincial, regional and municipal police services across the country and, since October 2024, the Correctional Service of Canada, its first-ever civilian partner agency.

• Learn more about current operations.
• Learn about how GAC's Peace and Stabilization Operations Program supports conflict prevention, dialogue, mediation, stabilization, peacebuilding and post-conflict recovery.
• Explore the Canadian Police Arrangement's key achievements and results in the latest annual report Annual Report 2024-2025: International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations Program.

Date modified:

2025-12-24