Parks Canada Agency Law Enforcement Administration and Operational Manual Law Enforcement Branch February 2010 National Parks Directorate Parks Canada Agency Parks Canada Agency Law Enforcement Administration and Operational Manual For reference purposes, the official version of this manual shall be the version posted by the Law Enforcement Branch. Other electronic copies or hard copies will be considered to be unofficial, current only at the time of copying or printing and used for convenience purposes only. 2 Parks Canada Agency Law Enforcement Administration and Operational Manual APPROVAL PAGE ___________________________________ _________________________ Submitted by Date Director, Law Enforcement ___________________________________ _________________________ Submitted by Date National Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator Human Resources Directorate ___________________________________ _________________________ Approved by Date Director General, National Parks 3 Parks Canada Agency Law Enforcement Administration and Operational Manual Table of Contents Definitions and Acronyms ..................................................................................................................... 6 Part I - Administration .....................................................................................................12 Section 1 - Program Accountabilities .................................................................................................. 13 1.1 Program Accountabilities ....................................................................................................... 13 1.2. Governance ............................................................................................................................ 14 1.3. Roles and Responsibilities of the Law Enforcement Branch Staff .........................................14 Section 2 - Powers and Authorities ..................................................................................................... 18 2.1 Authorities .............................................................................................................................. 18 2.2 Ministerial Designation ........................................................................................................... 19 2.3 Oath of Office ......................................................................................................................... 23 Text for Certificates of Designation ..................................................................................................... 24 Section 3 - Planning, Audit and Evaluation .........................................................................................30 3.1 Prevention and Law Enforcement Planning Process ............................................................ 30 3.2 The Process ........................................................................................................................... 30 3.3 Service Delivery Agreements .................................................................................................32 3.4 Tactical Planning .................................................................................................................... 33 3.5 Temporary Workplace Assignment ........................................................................................33 3.6 Interagency Cooperation ........................................................................................................34 3.7 Evaluation and Audit .............................................................................................................. 34 Section 4 - Human Resources ............................................................................................................ 37 4.1 Occupational Requirements ...................................................................................................37 4.2 Training .................................................................................................................................. 39 4.3 Licences and Other Required Certificates .............................................................................42 4.4 Park Warden Code of Conduct ..............................................................................................45 4.5 Public Complaint and Officer Redress ...................................................................................46 4.6 Critical Incident Counselling................................................................................................... 55 4.7 Personal Liability .................................................................................................................... 56 4.8 Officer Safety ......................................................................................................................... 60 4.9 Personal Protective Equipment .............................................................................................60 Part II – Operational ........................................................................................................78 Section 5 - Scope of Law Enforcement Responsibilities ....................................................................79 5.1 Heritage Resource Protection ................................................................................................ 79 5.2 Visitor Experience .................................................................................................................. 81 5.3 Public Safety .......................................................................................................................... 82 5.4 Administration ........................................................................................................................ 82 5.5 Criminal Code ........................................................................................................................83 Section 6 - Operational Standards ...................................................................................................... 85 6.1 Park Warden Uniform ............................................................................................................ 85 6.2 Vehicle and Vessel Standards and Use ................................................................................ 87 6.3 Facilities and Security ............................................................................................................ 89 6.4 Information Management .......................................................................................................90 6.5 Communications and Dispatch ..............................................................................................95 6.6 Media Relations ..................................................................................................................... 96 4 Parks Canada Agency Law Enforcement Administration and Operational Manual Section 7 – Law Enforcement Operations .......................................................................................... 97 7.1 Evictions ................................................................................................................................. 97 7.2 Highway Law Enforcement Activities and Marine Operations ............................................... 98 7.3 Special Operations ...............................................................................................................101 7.4 Special Relationships ...........................................................................................................114 7.5 Patrols ..................................................................................................................................117 Section 8 – Law Enforcement Procedures .......................................................................................120 8.1 Use of Force and Incident Intervention ................................................................................120 8.2 Arrest ....................................................................................................................................126 8.3 Conducting Search and Seizure ..........................................................................................128 8.4 Initial Response ...................................................................................................................131 8.5 Investigations .......................................................................................................................131 8.6 Investigative Support ...........................................................................................................134 8.7 Specialized Equipment ........................................................................................................144 REFERENCES..................................................................................................................................146 Legal ………………………………………………………………………………………………………146 Procedural .....................................................................................................................................146 5 Parks Canada Agency Law Enforcement Administration and Operational Manual Definitions and Acronyms Administrative Enforcement: refers to enforcement of non-compliance, the consequences of which is financial loss to the Parks Canada Agency as opposed to loss or damage to natural or cultural resources. 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