Cloth formation badges are normally worn on both sleeves of the DEU uniform and on brassards. Metal formation (Command) badges are worn on the right breast pocket.
After Unification, the Land Element (Army) was designated Mobile Command and the Regular components were restructured into Mechanised Brigade Groups. Each Brigade Group had a Military Police Platoon.
![]() 1 Canadian Mechanised Brigade Group DEU Uniform |
![]() 2 Canadian Mechanised Brigade Group Garrison Uniform |
![]() 2 Canadian Mechanised Brigade Group DEU Uniform |
![]() 4 Canadian Mechanised Brigade Group Garrison Uniform |
![]() 4 Canadian Mechanised Brigade Group DEU Uniform |
![]() 5 Canadian Mechanised Brigade Group DEU Uniform |
After the Second World War, reserve units (Militia) were grouped into Militia Districts, with a Militia District Headquarters usually located in a major city. A Militia District was essentially a Brigade in everything but name, with Infantry, Armoured, Artillery, Engineers and a Service Battalion of supporting services. Most Service Battalions had a Military Police Platoon. As an example example, the Ottawa Service Battalion (OSB) had the OSB MP Platoon as one of it's sub units.
In 1974 Reserve Service Battalions were restructured and redesignated. Reserve Service Battalions were assigned two digit numbers which were also assigned to their respective MP Platoons. In the early 1990s the Reserve Force was again restructured, this time into Brigade Groups. By 2003 there were 10 Brigade Groups in 4 Land Force Areas situated across the country. These were: Land Force Western Area (LFWA); Land Force Central Area (LFCA); Land Force Quebec Area (LFQA); and Land Force Atlantic Area (LFAA).
MP Platoon numbers did not change upon the creation of the Brigade Groups. Reserve Brigade Group cloth badges are worn on the right sleeve of the DEU jacket. Further restructuring has taken place between 2003 and the present.
25 MP Platoon (Toronto)
21 MP Platoon (Windsor)
22 MP Platoon (London)
23 MP Platoon (Hamilton)
26 MP Platoon (North Bay)
28 MP Platoon (Ottawa)
51 Peleton Police Militaire (Montreal)
55 Peleton Police Militaire (Quebec)
![]() 36 Brigade Group 1st Version |
![]() 36 Brigade Group 2nd version |
30 MP Platoon (Moncton)(restructured and renamed 30 MP Company)
17 MP Platoon (Winnipeg)
18 MP Platoon (Thunder Bay)(disbanded 2003)
11 MP Platoon (Victoria)
12 MP Platoon (Vancouver)
14 MP Platoon (Calgary)
15 MP Platoon (Edmonton)
16 MP Platoon (Regina) (disbanded 2003)
Beginning in 2003, Reserve Military Police Platoons were amalgamated and reorganized into Companies.
2 Military Police Company
31 MP Platoon (London)
32 MP Platoon (Toronto)
33 MP Platoon (Ottawa)
4 Military Police Company
4 MP Company Headquarters (Quebec City)
43 MP Platoon (Jonquière)
51 MP Platoon (Saint-Hubert)
55 MP Platoon (Quebec City)
15 Military Police Company
15 MP Company Headquarters (Edmonton)
11 MP Platoon — (Victoria)
12 MP Platoon — (Richmond)
13 MP Platoon — (Winnipeg)
14 MP Platoon — (Calgary)
30 Military Police Company - (Moncton)
The Special Service Force (SSF) was formed in 1977. Based at CFB Petawawa, it was essentialy an air mobile brigade with special forces capabilities. It consisted of The Canadian Airborne Regiment, a light Armoured Recce Regiment, Artillery and associated arms and services. The Canadian Airborne Regiment had a section of 4 MPs, all of whom were fully airborne qualified. In addition, 2 MP Platoon was an integral part of the SSF.
![]() Special Service Force Garrison and Field Uniforms (also worn on the MP brassard) |
![]() Special Service Force DEU Uniform |
![]() Air Command |
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![]() Canadian Forces Europe |
![]() Land Forces Command |
![]() Maritime Command |
![]() Mobile Command |
![]() Transport Command |
![]() Training Command |