When was the Canadian Mounted Police formed?
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was formed in 1920 by the merger of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police (RNWMP), founded in 1873, with the Dominion Police founded in 1868. The former was originally named the North West Mounted Police (NWMP), and was given the Royal prefix by King Edward VII in 1904. Much of the present-day organization's symbolism has been inherited from its days as the NWMP and RNWMP, including the distinctive Red Serge uniform, paramilitary heritage, and mythos as a frontier force. The RCMP-GRC wording is protected under the Trade-marks Act.[12]
Canadian Forces Military Police
The Commander of the Canadian Forces Military Police Group is the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal (CFPM), currently BGen Simon Trudeau, appointed in May 2018.
Officers and Non-Commissioned Members serve within the CFMP. The CFMP employs the same rank structure as the rest of the CF. Upon recruitment and successful completion of training, Non-Commissioned Members start off at the rank of Corporal.