The Peel Regional Police Service (commonly referred to as Peel Regional Police, or PRP) provides policing services for Peel Region (excluding Caledon) in Ontario, Canada. It is the second largest municipal police service in Ontario, and the third largest municipal force in Canada, with 2,200 uniformed members and close to 875 support staff members. The Peel Regional Police serve approximately 1.48 million citizens of Mississauga and Brampton, located immediately west and northwest of Toronto, and provide law enforcement services at Toronto Pearson International Airport (located in Mississauga), which annually sees 50 million travelers. Although it is part of the Regional Municipality of Peel, policing for the Town of Caledon, which is located north of Brampton, is the responsibility of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
The PRP also patrols the section of Highway 409 between the Peel-Toronto boundary line (immediately west of Highway 427) and Pearson International Airport. Policing of all other 400-series highways that pass through the region, including highways 401, 403, 410, and 427 as well as the Queen Elizabeth Way and the 407 ETR, is the responsibility of the OPP.
History The Peel Regional Police Service on January 1, 1974, with the creation of the Regional Municipality of Peel, which saw responsibility for policing transferred from local municipalities to the new, upper-tier region. The service was formed out of the merger of the police forces of Brampton (formed in 1873), Mississauga (formed in 1944), Chinguacousy (formed in 1853), Port Credit (formed in 1909), and Streetsville (formed in 1858) were merged into a single police service responsible for the new, expanded cities of Mississauga and Brampton. Uniquely, at amalgamation the Town of Caledon opted to maintain the Ontario Provincial Police for the provision of police services, creating a unique reporting structure whereby the OPP reports to the Town of Caledon, which in turn reports to Peel Region and the Peel Police Service Board. As of 2026, Peel Region is the only regional municipality in Ontario that maintains multiple police services. Since amalgamation, five officers have died in the course of their duties, four from traffic collisions (the latest in March 2010) and one from a stabbing in 1984.
In 2020, the Service, the Police Services Board, and the Ontario Human Rights Commission signed a memorandum of understanding to share data and information and conduct community consultations to create a legally binding commitment towards ending discriminatory policing practices in Peel Region. The memorandum, creating for a six-month renewable period, committed the service to, among other things, developing a routine engagement strategy with racialized communities, collecting and regularly monitoring data on police interactions by race, and undertaking organizational changes to recruiting, training, promotion, and operational structure in line with the Commission's best-practice guide on Human Rights and Policing.
In 2024, the Peel Regional Police partnered with the Alzheimers Society of Peel to establish Project Lantern, the first program of its kind in Canada, aimed at preventing people with Alzheimers or dementia from going missing in Peel Region. The service also maintains a vulnerable persons registry for residents who live in or regularly visit Peel Region and have a disorder that may cause them to wander or get lost with no way to get home.
Governance The Peel Regional Police Service Board consists of civilians who govern the police service. The Board’s membership consists of three provincial appointees, a citizen appointee, and three others, including representatives (usually the mayor or their designate) of Brampton and Mississauga, and the Regional Council Chair. The council heads, as Board Chair and Vice Chair, are selected from among the other board members.
Command structure The Peel Regional Police divide the region into five divisions. Major police stations are located in each division, which smaller community police stations support. These provide residents with services to deal with traffic complaints, neighborhood disputes, minor thefts, community issues, landlord-tenant disputes, found property, and doubts or questions related to policing in the community.
11 Division Commanded by Superintendent Joshua Colley
3030 Erin Mills Parkway, Mississauga
12 Division Commanded by Superintendent Joy Edwards
4600 Dixie Road, Mississauga The Marine Unit at 135 Lakefront Promenade is located in this division. The unit is responsible for 105 square kilometers of waterways, including Lake Ontario and rivers that run in the region, using 3 boats. It was created in 1974 and inherited 1 boat from the Port Credit Police Department.
21 Division Commanded by Superintendent Jodi Dawson 10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite C, Brampton
22 Division Commanded by Superintendent Navdeep Chhinzer 7750 Hurontario Street, Brampton
Community divisions Square One, 100 City Centre Drive Malton, 7205 Goreway Drive Cassie Campbell, 1050 Sandalwood Parkway West
31 Division Currently commanded by Superintendent Lisa Hewison, the airport division was established in 1997 following the departure of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). It consists of plainclothes officers, uniformed officers, unsworn staff members, and the tactical unit at 2951 Convair Drive, Mississauga. The division was renamed 31 Division and now, along with Airport Operations, also patrols the Malton Community.
Headquarters 7150 Mississauga Road, Mississauga
Rank structure
RankCommanding officersSenior officersPolice officersRecruitsChief of policeDeputy chief of policeStaff superintendentSuperintendentStaff inspector (not in use)InspectorStaff sergeantSergeantSenior police constablePolice constable first classPolice constable second classPolice constable third classPolice constable fourth classCadetInsignia (slip-on)No insigniaInsignia (shoulder board)Shoulder boards not used for these ranksShirt colour White Navy blueTime served7 years5 years3 & 1/2 years2 yearsRecruit / first 6 months30 months
RankSpecial constablesSpecial Constable SupervisorSpecial ConstableInsignia (slip-on) Shirt colour Light blue
Uniform As of January 2008, front-line officers wear dark navy blue shirts, cargo pants with a red stripe, and boots. Winter jackets are either black or reflective orange and yellow with the word police in white and blue at the back. Hats are standard forage caps with a red band. Yukon hats or embroidered toques are worn in the winter. Frontline officers wear dark navy shirts, V-neck sweaters (optional during cold weather months), and side-pocket patrol pants ("cargo pants") with a red stripe (ranks of sergeant and higher wear a black stripe down their pant leg in place of red). Officers wear dark navy rank slip-ons on the epaulets of their shirts, sweaters, and jackets with embroidered Canadian flags and badge numbers (in white) beneath each (rank insignia above the flag for ranks above constable). Senior officers wear dark navy shirts, dark navy pants (no side pockets) with a black stripe, and dark navy jackets. Dark navy V-neck sweaters are also worn. Senior officers wear gold collar brass (on the collar of their shirts) and dark navy rank slip-ons on the epaulettes of their shirts, sweaters, and jackets with embroidered Canadian flags, no badge numbers, and applicable rank insignia above the flag.
The external carriers (body armor) officers wear are black with silver 'police' on the back and an embroidered patch over the right pocket, with the badge number in white. This is the only uniform item that is black. On dark navy V-neck sweaters, an embroidered patch is worn on the left chest, reading 'police' in white. 'Officers' standard headdress is the forage (or peak) cap; the cap is dark navy with a black peak, red band, and silver cap badge (gold cap badge for senior officers). An optional Yukon hat (artificial fur hat) or uniform toque can be worn in the winter. Sikhs are permitted to wear uniform turbans (dark navy blue with red stripe and cap badge). The shoulder flash (embroidered patch) worn on each arm by officers ranked constable through staff sergeant has a white border, white lettering, black background, and a coloured seal of the Regional Municipality of Peel. The shoulder flash worn on each arm by senior officers (higher ranks) has a gold border, gold lettering, a black background, and a coloured seal of the Regional Municipality of Peel.
Fleet
Peel Regional Police Service has a fleet of over 500 vehicles, including:
Ford Taurus Police Interceptor Sedans Dodge Charger (LX) cruisers (marked & unmarked) Harley-Davidson FL motorcycles (traffic services unit) Chevrolet Tahoe SUV (airport enforcement) Ford Explorer SUV (duty inspector & sergeant) Chevrolet Suburban SUV, Chevrolet Express & Ram Express (tactical rescue unit) Ford Escape Hybrid SUV (media relations) Terradyne Armored Vehicles Inc. GURKHA with Patriot MARS (mobile adjustable ramp system) - tactical truck Marine 1 - Hike Metal, twin diesel powered/twin propeller aluminum-hulled motor vessel powered by two 310 horsepower Volvo Penta diesel engines Marine 2 - 2004 Zodiac Hurricane, 7.5-meter rigid hull inflatable boat powered by twin outboard motors (two Yamaha 150 hp four-stroke outboard engines, 380 liters) Marine 3 – 18-foot aluminum boat with 25 hp outboard motor 16-foot aluminum boat - from Port Credit Police in 1974; retired Trek Bicycle Corporation mountain hardtail 3700 mountain bikes T3 Motion, Inc. electric vehicles (airport enforcement) Ford F350 paddy wagon (court services) Dodge Magnum (traffic enforcement) Airbus H-125 All marked vehicles are painted white with three blue stripes, a change from the yellow standard used by police forces in the 1980s across the Greater Toronto Area. In 2007, the Peel Regional Police spearheaded a campaign to amend provincial law to equip police cruisers with blue and red lights and deployed the first such cruiser in Ontario. As of 2008, new cruisers sport a single blue stripe. The force's logo moves forward along the stripe with the motto and phone number on the rear back door. Traffic enforcement has several vehicles that are not marked as described above. These vehicles are painted in a solid colour, like most civilian vehicles, with the words Peel Regional Police applied in a semi-reflective decal in the same colour as the vehicles' paint. Examples are cherry decals on red paint or charcoal decals on black paint.
Weapons Uniform patrol Colt Canada C8 police carbine (supervisors) and qualified officers who have completed the patrol carbine course Remington 870 shotgun (supervisors) 12 gauge Ruger PC40 police carbine (supervisors).40 S&W (phased out) SIG Sauer P320 X-Full Pro 9mm sidearm for all the frontline officers. Smith & Wesson M&P.40 S&W caliber pistol Smith & Wesson 4046.40 S&W pistol (phased out)
Airport division & tactical response unit Barrett M82-A1 sniper rifle.50 BMG Colt Canada C8 assault rifles 5.56×45mm NATO FN FAL para carbine 7.62×51mm NATO Heckler & Koch Mk.23.45 ACP (phased out) Heckler & Koch MP5 9mm Para Heckler & Koch MP7 4.7x33mm Remington 700 sniper rifle.308 Win Remington 870 shotgun 12 gauge Smith & Wesson M&P.40 S&W caliber pistol
Units Traffic enforcement Regional breath Regional traffic Investigation Divisional Criminal Investigation Bureau Homicide & Missing Persons Bureau Intimate partner violence Special victims Central robbery bureau Fraud bureau Major drugs & vice Street crimes Guns & gangs Major Collision Bureau Commercial Auto Crime Bureau Internet child exploitation (I.C.E.) Tech crimes Forensic identification services Offenders management Special Dive team K-9 Tactical and Rescue Unit Marine Training & Recruiting Community support Divisional neighbourhood policing Family violence Internal affairs