Via Rail Police Service

The Via Rail Police Service is the railroad police agency of the Canadian national passenger train operator Via Rail. The agency was formed in 2014 under the Railway Safety Act and the service's first appointed constable was a former member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.[2][3][4] The service does not conduct its own investigations, instead assisting other police services with safety investigations related to Via Rail.[2]

Via Rail Police Service
Via Rail logo
Common nameVia Rail Police
Agency overview
Formed2014
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionCA
Legal jurisdictionFederal
Constituting instrument
  • Railway Safety Act of Canada
General nature
Headquarters3 Place Ville Marie
Montreal, Quebec
H3B 2C9
Agency executive
  • Peter Lambrinakos[1], Chief of Police and Corporate Security
Parent agencyVia Rail
Website
www.viarail.ca/en/travel-information/security

Authority

As indicated under the Railway Safety Act, VIA Rail Police were appointed by a Judge of a Superior Court for the enforcement of the laws of Canada and/or a province in so far as their enforcement relates to the protection of property owned, possessed or administered by VIA Rail Canada and for the protection of persons and property on their property.

References
  1. 10th Annual Law of Policing Conference
  2. Mills, Carys (15 July 2014). "Via Rail creates police service with former RCMP officer". Ottawa Citizen. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. Short, Dylan (21 January 2019). "Two arrested in Jasper over 'indecent acts' on VIA Rail train". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. Mas, Susana (24 November 2016). "Pedestrian killed by Via train at Smiths Falls". Ottawa Citizen. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

See also
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