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OAC_Sparky,Jul 20 2005, 02:23 AM Wrote:"Officially", the OPP have jurisdiction on "Provincial roads" ie 401, QEW, etc. and municipal cops on municipal roads (and highways, like the DVP, "The Link" in Hamilton and EC Rowe in Windsor).

Municipal cops USUALLY don't bother pulling anyone over on the highway because their salary is paid by the Municipality, their job is to serve the citizens of their municipality, not patrol Provincial highways. I'd be pissed if a cop was slow to respond to a 911 call at my Hamilton house because they were pulling over speeders on the 403.

HOWEVER, as law officers they DO have a duty to apprehend people committing criminal acts, so as far as reckless driving, DUI, etc, they will pull you over, if not to only hold you for the OPP.

And the previous poster is correct about not having to stay within jurisdictional boundaries. A neighbour once had an OPP follow him right to his house in Hamilton to give him a number of tickets. :o
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yeah that's pretty much what I was told, RCMP are federal police they have jurisdiction anywhere in canada, OPP are provincial so they have jurisdiction province wide, regional police... well you get it. but like someone said they have to respond to something if they can and are in the area, it's their code of ethics I believe. Also RCMP and OPP have to ask before they just go gung-ho anywhere they want to, unless of course they just saw an accident, they don't need to call for permission...

someone correct me if I am wrong