Nunavik Police Service
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The Nunavik Police Service (NPS; French: Service de police du Nunavik, Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐳᓖᓰᑦ ᐱᒍᑦᔨᔨᖏᑦ) delivers regular policing services in the 14 remote northern villages of the Kativik Region. The headquarters of the NPS are in Kuujjuaq, and detachments operate in each community. The service was formerly called the Kativik Regional Police Force (KRPF) until renamed on February 25, 2021.[2]
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Nunavik Police Service | |
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Common name | Nunavik Police |
Abbreviation | NPS |
Motto | Serve and protect |
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Formed | April 1, 1995 |
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Annual budget | $28.3 million (2020) |
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Operations jurisdiction | Canada |
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Headquarters | Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada |
Sworn members | 96 |
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Detachments | 14[1] |
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In accordance with the First Nations Policing Program, the governments of Canada and Quebec, respectively, provide 52% and 48% of funding for the NPS under a tripartite agreement with the Kativik Regional Government.